Regional School Unit 12

Summary:

Regional School Unit 12 in Maine is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The district's schools display a range of academic performance, with Whitefield Elementary School standing out as a top-performing school in the state, while Chelsea Elementary School faces more challenges.

Whitefield Elementary School is the highest-ranked school in the district, placing 48th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with impressive proficiency rates of 82.64%, 59.5%, and 52.78%, respectively. Windsor Elementary School is another high-performing school, ranking 69th in the state and also exceeding district and state averages in all subject areas.

In contrast, Chelsea Elementary School has the lowest test scores in the district, particularly in Math and Science, and faces challenges with a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The district as a whole also grapples with a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is an area that Regional School Unit 12 may need to address to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.

District Detail

665 Patricktown Road
Somerville, ME 04348

(207) 549-3261

SchoolDigger Rank:
49^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 877

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 0
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)	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
Chelsea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	566 Togus Road	Chelsea	04330	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-2214	262	33	7.8	54.2%	245 (93.5%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65.7	107^th of 289 public elementary schools	63.0%		42.7	192^nd of 288 public elementary schools	33.3%	85	71.7	56.6	34.0	$24,768
Palermo Consolidated School	Public	K-8	501 Route 3	Palermo	04354	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 993-2352	111	14	8.0	48.6%	109 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	60.7	128^th of 289 public elementary schools	55.7%		65.3	111^th of 288 public elementary schools	61.5%	17	74.0	48.7	37.5	$26,963
Somerville Elementary School	Public	PK	665 Patricktown Rd	Somerville	04348	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	No	(207) 549-3261	32	2	16.0	31.3%	30 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)				$27,913
Whitefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	164 Grand Army Road	Whitefield	04353	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 549-7691	184	16	11.5	57.1%	175 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	82.8	48^th of 289 public elementary schools	83.4%		65.4	109^th of 288 public elementary schools	62.2%	61	82.6	59.5	52.8	$24,913
Windsor Elementary School	Public	K-8	366 Ridge Road	Windsor	04363	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 445-2356	288	25	11.7	39.6%	267 (92.7%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	76.8	69^th of 289 public elementary schools	76.1%		72.1	85^th of 288 public elementary schools	70.5%	16	74.1	63.0	41.5	$22,930

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maine Arts Academy	3.1 mi	1	27^th
Augusta Public Schools	3.59 mi	7	127^th
Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	4.32 mi	6	72^nd
Maine Virtual Academy	4.6 mi	1	158^th
Regional School Unit 02	5.01 mi	8	56^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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Regional School Unit 12

District Detail

Whitefield Elementary School

Windsor Elementary School

Chelsea Elementary School

Palermo Consolidated School

Somerville Elementary School

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