Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74 is home to three elementary schools: Carrabec Community School, Garret Schenck School, and Solon Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade in the rural communities of the district.

Among the three schools, Solon Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, consistently ranking among the top 44 elementary schools in Maine. Solon Elementary has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Carrabec Community School and Garret Schenck School have lower proficiency rates than the district and state averages.

While the schools share a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is above the state average, they differ in other key metrics. Garret Schenck School has the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 72.04%, followed by Carrabec Community School at 67.3% and Solon Elementary School at 63.44%. Additionally, Garret Schenck School has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.5, while Carrabec Community School and Solon Elementary School have ratios of 10.8 and 10, respectively.

District Detail

56 N. Main St.
North Anson, ME 04958

(207) 635-2727

SchoolDigger Rank:
124^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 575

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (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	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Carrabec Community School	Public	K-8	56 N Main St	North Anson	04958	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 635-2209	225	18	12.6	74.2%	208 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	35.6	215^th of 289 public elementary schools	25.6%		39.1	203^rd of 288 public elementary schools	29.5%	12	61.3	42.3	31.2	$27,362
Garret Schenck School	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Ken Taylor St	Anson	04911	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 696-3100	82	9	9.5	75.6%	80 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	29.3	229^th of 289 public elementary schools	20.8%		36.9	213^th of 288 public elementary schools	26.0%	16	51.3	48.7		$23,385
Solon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	76 S Main St	Solon	04979	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 643-2491	94	9	10.9	70.2%	88 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	62.9	115^th of 289 public elementary schools	60.2%		83.4	44^th of 288 public elementary schools	84.7%	71	68.4	55.3		$24,042

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59	3.6 mi	3	141^st
Community Regional Charter School	10.08 mi	3	176^th
Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	10.33 mi	8	103^rd
Athens Public Schools	11.95 mi	1	52^nd
Regional School Unit 83/Maine School Admin District 13	13.92 mi	2	138^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.

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