Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 12

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 12 in Maine is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. These schools showcase a range of academic performance, with Whitefield Elementary School and Windsor Elementary School standing out as the top-performing schools in the district.

Whitefield Elementary School is the highest-ranked school in the data set, ranking 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 standout, ranking 69th in the state and also exceeding district and state averages in all subject areas.

While the top-performing schools shine, the data also reveals some areas of concern across the district. All schools in the data set have a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the free and reduced lunch rates vary significantly, with Chelsea Elementary School having the highest rate at 54.68%, indicating a higher percentage of students from low-income families. These factors may contribute to the performance disparities observed among the schools in the Regional School Unit 12 district.

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
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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Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 12

District Detail

Whitefield Elementary School

Windsor Elementary School

Chelsea Elementary School

Palermo Consolidated School

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