Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 56

Regional School Unit 56 in Maine has only one middle school, T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine middle schools, with below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state averages.

T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 56.89% and a relatively small student population of 167 students. The school's student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8 is lower than the state average, but it also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%. While the school's performance is below the state average, it is generally on par with or slightly above the performance of the overall Regional School Unit 56 district, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be reflective of broader district-level or regional factors.

Overall, T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School appears to be a relatively small, underperforming school within the Regional School Unit 56 district, with high rates of chronic absenteeism and academic performance below the state average. Further investigation into the specific factors contributing to the school's challenges, as well as strategies for improvement, would be valuable to support student success.