Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53 contains two elementary schools: Vickery School and Manson Park School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in this rural Maine district.

Vickery School stands out as the higher-performing school in the district, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a steadily improving statewide ranking, moving from 187th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 104th out of 289 in 2024-2025. Vickery School outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 68.29% of students proficient or better in ELA and 58.2% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, Vickery School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.7, significantly better than the 15.5 ratio at Manson Park School.

In contrast, Manson Park School is a smaller school serving only pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students and lacks the detailed performance data available for Vickery School. Both schools have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, exceeding the state average, and serve student populations with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating lower socioeconomic status. The Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53 as a whole is ranked 114th out of 176 districts in Maine and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting opportunities for improvement at the district level.

District Detail

182 School Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967

(207) 487-5107

SchoolDigger Rank:
114^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 578

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Manson Park School	Public	PK-K	179 Lancey Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-2881	80	6	13.3	72.5%	74 (92.5%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)			$21,252
Vickery School	Public	1-4	170 School Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-5575	239	26	9.1	60.3%	221 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	66.2	104^th of 289 public elementary schools	64.0%		56.1	136^th of 288 public elementary schools	52.8%	32	68.3	58.2	$22,330

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 19	7.37 mi	5	134^th
Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	9 mi	8	103^rd
Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	10.73 mi	8	126^th
Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	11.57 mi	5	140^th
Ecology Learning Center	12.35 mi	1	70^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.