Elementary Schools in Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences

Summary:

The Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences district contains only one elementary school, the Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 197 students. The district is ranked 130 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 146 out of 290 schools in 2022-2023 to 205 out of 289 schools in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics are significantly lower than the state average, with a 40.24% proficiency rate in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 49.38%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite serving a relatively affluent student population, with only 9.14% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science has struggled to maintain its academic performance compared to other elementary schools in the Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences district and the state of Maine. The school's declining ranking and underperformance in mathematics suggest areas for potential improvement and focus for the school's administration.

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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