Summary:
Regional School Unit 71 in Maine is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from grades K-5. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools within the district, with Captain Albert W. Stevens School and Ames Elementary School standing out as the top-performing institutions.
Ames Elementary School is the clear standout, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in Maine with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 72.04% and 75.27% of students meeting or exceeding standards, respectively. Captain Albert W. Stevens School also performs well above the district and state averages, maintaining a 3-star rating and ranking between 96th and 112th out of 288-290 Maine elementary schools over the past 3 years.
While the district as a whole struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, the data reveals significant variation in other key metrics, such as free and reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios. East Belfast School has the highest percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients at 70.11%, while Ames Elementary School and Captain Albert W. Stevens School have relatively lower rates at 43.41% and 44.13%, respectively. These differences may impact the resources and support available to students across the Regional School Unit 71 district.
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