Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 04

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 04 in Maine is home to three elementary schools: Sabattus Primary School, Carrie Ricker School, and Libby-Tozier School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are located in the communities of Sabattus, Litchfield, and Wales, respectively.

Among the three schools, Carrie Ricker School stands out as the highest performer, with 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 45.56% proficient or better in Mathematics, outpacing the district and state averages. In contrast, Sabattus Primary School has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 23.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average and an area of concern for the school and district.

The student-teacher ratios vary across the schools, with Libby-Tozier School having the highest ratio at 14.8, compared to 11.7 at Sabattus Primary and 8.2 at Carrie Ricker. Additionally, all three schools have relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 37.34% to 44.19%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students in the district.

District Detail

971 Gardiner Road
Wales, ME 04280

(207) 375-4273

SchoolDigger Rank:
159^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,269

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
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)	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
Carrie Ricker School	Public	3-4	573 Richmond Road	Litchfield	04350	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 268-4136	174	15	11.4	50.6%	169 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	24.3	242^nd of 289 public elementary schools	16.3%		37.4	212^th of 288 public elementary schools	26.4%	30	50.0	45.6	$24,728
Libby-Tozier School	Public	PK-K	466 Academy Road	Litchfield	04350	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	No	(207) 375-4273	143	11	13.0	50.3%	134 (93.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)								(n/a)			$21,793
Sabattus Primary School	Public	1-2	36 No Name Pond Road	Sabattus	04280	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 375-4273	164	14	11.5	57.3%	156 (95.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)			$19,871

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	7.21 mi	7	36^th
Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	7.81 mi	6	72^nd
Regional School Unit 02	8.22 mi	8	56^th
Richmond Public Schools	8.23 mi	3
Lisbon Public Schools	9.73 mi	3	104^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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