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Guy E Rowe School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Guy E Rowe School is an elementary school in Norway, Maine, serving 414 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17, which is ranked 163 out of 176 districts in the state.

Guy E Rowe School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Maine elementary schools, with academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in MEA tests, generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 49.79% in ELA, 44.17% in Math, and 8.11% in Science, compared to the district's 52.44%, 35.6%, and 18.47%, and the state's 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively. The school's performance on MEA tests has declined over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping from around 70% in 2021-2022 to the 30-50% range in more recent years.

The nearby schools within the same district, such as Harrison Elementary and Hebron Station School, have slightly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to Guy E Rowe School. However, all the nearby schools within the district are also ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, indicating a broader challenge for the district. In contrast, Minot Consolidated School, which is in a different district (Regional School Unit 16), stands out as a higher-performing school, with significantly better academic performance and a higher statewide ranking.

428

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,744

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Main Street
Norway, ME 04268

(207) 743-5183

District: Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17

Students who attend Guy E Rowe School usually attend:

Middle:	Oxford Hills Middle School
High:	Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (42% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Maine average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

Maine avg53%

253^rd of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17

163^rd of 176Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17 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	19.8	253 of 289	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	257 of 288	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	263 of 290	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	197 of 210	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.1	217 of 228	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	250 of 258	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	246 of 256	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	242 of 255	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	248 of 284	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.5	173 of 261	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	160 of 258	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.6	81 of 186	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.7	94 of 193	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.5	89 of 209	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.2	120 of 195	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.9	160 of 198	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.6	134 of 192	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	227 of 251	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	138 of 153	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	211 of 248	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	68 of 82	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	179 of 251	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	148 of 153	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	185 of 192	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	133 of 150	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-14 vs state

Mathematics44%-5 vs state

Science8%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Guy E Rowe 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
Guy E Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Main Street	Norway	04268	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-5183	428	35	12.3	62.9%	377 (88.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	19.8	253^rd of 289 public elementary schools	12.5%		21.2	257^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.8%	4	49.8	44.2	8.1	$20,744
Paris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4 Hathaway Road	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-7802	424	33	12.8	60.1%	377 (88.9%)	5 (1.2%)	20 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	14.6	264^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.7%		27	244^th of 288 public elementary schools	15.3%	20	50.9	36.6	10.0	$21,892
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Pleasant Street	Oxford	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 539-4456	307	28	10.9	62.2%	284 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	12.9	268^th of 289 public elementary schools	7.3%		21.4	256^th of 288 public elementary schools	11.1%	12	52.5	29.2		$21,242
Hebron Station School	Public	PK, KG-6	884 Station Road	Hebron	04238	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 966-3323	103	10	10.6	32.0%	98 (95.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	31.6	227^th of 289 public elementary schools	21.5%		31	234^th of 288 public elementary schools	18.8%	7	57.1	44.6		$20,830
Waterford Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	148 Valley Road	Waterford	04088	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-4418	77	8	9.2	62.3%	73 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)				$16,660
Elm Street School-Mechanic Falls	Public	PK, KG-6	129 Elm Street	Mechanic Falls	04256	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 345-3381	241	24	10.0	61.4%	223 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	3.7	283^rd of 289 public elementary schools	2.1%		12.2	271^st of 288 public elementary schools	5.9%	12	40.5	24.8		$23,273
Harrison Elementary	Public	3-6	309 Naples Road	Harrison	04040	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-2357	105	8	12.6	62.9%	97 (92.4%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	34.3	217^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.9%		29.8	238^th of 288 public elementary schools	17.4%	21	58.1	46.7	26.9	$25,229
Otisfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	416 Powhattan Road	Otisfield	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 627-4208	115	11	10.7	52.2%	105 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	27.2	236^th of 289 public elementary schools	18.3%		12.5	270^th of 288 public elementary schools	6.3%	34	53.1	45.3		$20,811
Minot Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-6	23 Shaw Hill Road	Minot	04258	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	No	(207) 346-6471	229	19	12.0	34.9%	219 (95.6%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	72	82^nd of 289 public elementary schools	71.6%		78.6	56^th of 288 public elementary schools	80.6%	26	74.8	60.0	26.9	$21,585
Poland Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 998-4915	423	35	12.0	37.1%	401 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	29.2	230^th of 289 public elementary schools	20.4%		37.7	210^th of 288 public elementary schools	27.1%	20	57.6	43.8	18.4	$19,352

Frequently Asked Questions about Guy E Rowe School

How many students attend Guy E Rowe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Guy E Rowe School.

What is the racial makeup of Guy E Rowe School?

Students at Guy E Rowe School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Is Guy E Rowe School a good school?

Guy E Rowe School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Maine elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Guy E Rowe School attend?

Students who attend Guy E Rowe School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oxford Hills Middle School
High : Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School

What district is Guy E Rowe School in?

Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17

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