Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences

Summary:

Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science is the sole public charter school serving grades PK-8 in the area, with 197 students enrolled. As a unique school type, it offers a comprehensive educational experience, though its performance has shown some fluctuations in recent years.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is quite high compared to the state average, while its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (61.25%) and Mathematics (40.24%) fall below state benchmarks. However, the school outperforms the state in Science proficiency (41.94%). With a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.5, the school may benefit from more personalized attention, though its socioeconomic makeup, with only 9.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggests it serves a more affluent population than the state average.

As a Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science, the school's unique charter status and wide grade span offer both opportunities and challenges. Continued monitoring and analysis will be crucial to understanding the school's long-term trajectory and identifying areas for improvement to best serve its students.

District Detail

25 Shaker Rd
Gray, ME 04039

(207) 688-3727

SchoolDigger Rank:
130^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 177

Primary Schools: 1
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
Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	25 Shaker Rd	Gray	04039	Cumberland County	Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 688-3727	177	13	13.7	28.2%	163 (92.1%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	38.3	205^th of 289 public elementary schools	29.1%		48	173^rd of 288 public elementary schools	39.9%	32	61.3	40.2	41.9	$12,416

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15	0.13 mi	5	80^th
Regional School Unit 14	6.31 mi	6	101^st
Regional School Unit 05	7.01 mi	6	24^th
Regional School Unit 51/Maine School Admin District 51	7.33 mi	4	9^th
Yarmouth Schools	9.09 mi	4	5^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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