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Farrington School

Public Grades K-6

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Farrington School is an elementary school located in Augusta, Maine, serving 308 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Augusta Public Schools district, which is ranked 127 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Farrington School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in MEA (Maine Educational Assessments) tests, is consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Farrington School had 45.45% proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to 53.13% for the Augusta Public Schools district and 63.84% for the state of Maine. Similarly, in Mathematics, Farrington School had 51.12% proficiency, compared to 45.07% for the district and 49.38% for the state. Additionally, Farrington School has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.6% to 32.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state's average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Augusta Public Schools district, Farrington School generally performs worse academically. For example, Sylvio J Gilbert School and Lillian Parks Hussey School both have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to Farrington School. These factors likely contribute to Farrington School's consistently low rankings and 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that the school is performing below average compared to other elementary schools in Maine.

306

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,240

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

249 Eastern Avenue
Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 626-2480

District: Augusta Public Schools

Students who attend Farrington School usually attend:

Middle:	Cony Middle School
High:	Cony

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Asian:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (45% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the Maine average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Maine avg53%

240^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Augusta Public Schools

127^th of 176Augusta Public Schools among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	240 of 289	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	252 of 288	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	282 of 290	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	195 of 210	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	212 of 228	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	209 of 258	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	203 of 254	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	236 of 256	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.0	223 of 255	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.9	257 of 284	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	205 of 261	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	189 of 258	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	164 of 186	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	125 of 193	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.7	147 of 209	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	122 of 195	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	120 of 198	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.9	158 of 192	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	204 of 251	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	149 of 153	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	193 of 248	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	56 of 82	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	135 of 153	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	139 of 192	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	145 of 150	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2019)12th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%-18 vs state

Science12%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Farrington School

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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
Farrington School	Public	K-6	249 Eastern Avenue	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2480	306	29	10.5	63.7%	274 (89.5%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	26.3	240^th of 289 public elementary schools	17.0%		23	252^nd of 288 public elementary schools	12.5%	12	45.5	51.1	12.5	$23,240
Lillian Parks Hussey School	Public	K-6	12 Gedney Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2461	235	17	13.6	47.2%	193 (82.1%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.8%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	58.3	138^th of 289 public elementary schools	52.2%		67.2	102^nd of 288 public elementary schools	64.6%	36	60.7	62.1	40.7	$21,265
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	30 Lincoln Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2483	291	23	12.7	62.2%	267 (91.8%)	10 (3.4%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	51.9	160^th of 289 public elementary schools	44.6%		36.7	217^th of 288 public elementary schools	24.7%	57	63.5	52.8		$22,543
Sylvio J Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Sunset Avenue	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2491	305	25	12.0	57.4%	258 (84.6%)	8 (2.6%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.2%)	65.3	109^th of 289 public elementary schools	62.3%		46	184^th of 288 public elementary schools	36.1%	75	66.7	62.3	33.3	$21,404
Hall-Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Garden Lane	Hallowell	04347	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 623-8677	311	31	10.1	37.9%	272 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	68.5	95^th of 289 public elementary schools	67.1%		59.5	126^th of 288 public elementary schools	56.3%	31	71.0	57.9	40.4	$21,322
Chelsea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	566 Togus Road	Chelsea	04330	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-2214	262	33	7.8	54.2%	245 (93.5%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65.7	107^th of 289 public elementary schools	63.0%		42.7	192^nd of 288 public elementary schools	33.3%	85	71.7	56.6	34.0	$24,768
Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17 School St.	Manchester	04351	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	No	(207) 622-2949	150	16	9.2	25.3%	139 (92.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	86.9	38^th of 289 public elementary schools	86.9%		77.7	63^rd of 288 public elementary schools	78.1%	25	78.5	74.7	42.4	$22,842
Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School	Public	K-5	1023 Pittston School Street	Pittston	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-6268	200	17	11.5	44.5%	187 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	71.6	86^th of 289 public elementary schools	70.2%		71.4	87^th of 288 public elementary schools	69.8%	1	75.0	59.8	33.3	$19,100
Laura E Richards School	Public	PK, KG-2	279 Brunswick Avenue	Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-3612	219	16	13.7	40.6%	202 (92.2%)	6 (2.7%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)				$17,466
Windsor Elementary School	Public	K-8	366 Ridge Road	Windsor	04363	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 445-2356	288	25	11.7	39.6%	267 (92.7%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	76.8	69^th of 289 public elementary schools	76.1%		72.1	85^th of 288 public elementary schools	70.5%	16	74.1	63.0	41.5	$22,930

Frequently Asked Questions about Farrington School

What district is Farrington School in?

Augusta Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Farrington School attend?

Students who attend Farrington School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cony Middle School
High : Cony

What is the racial makeup of Farrington School?

Students at Farrington School are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Farrington School a good school?

Farrington School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Maine elementary schools.

How many students attend Farrington School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Farrington School.

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