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Meroby Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Meroby Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Mexico, Maine, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 241 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 10 district, which is ranked 154 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meroby Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 36.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Hartford-Sumner Elementary (23.4%) and Rumford Elementary (23.4%). The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA), is consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.26% of Meroby students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.76% in the district and 63.84% statewide.

Additionally, Meroby Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.29% to 74.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the rates at nearby schools like Crescent Park School (39.57%) and Hartford-Sumner Elementary (50.17%). This suggests that the school may be facing significant socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting student performance.

256

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,161

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Cross Street
Mexico, ME 04257

(207) 364-3714

District: Regional School Unit 10

Students who attend Meroby Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain Valley Middle School
High:	Mountain Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2012 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (33% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 23% Maine)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

Maine avg57%

282^nd of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 10

154^th of 176Regional School Unit 10 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	4.8	282 of 289	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	262 of 288	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	233 of 290	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	234 of 258	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	245 of 254	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	253 of 256	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	253 of 255	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	245 of 284	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.8	168 of 261	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.1	231 of 258	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	237 of 251	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	75.1	22 of 153	85.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	229 of 248	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	39 of 82	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	246 of 251	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	112 of 153	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-28 vs state

Mathematics30%-20 vs state

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Schools Near Meroby Elementary 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
Meroby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21 Cross Street	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-3714	256	21	12.1	79.3%	228 (89.1%)	6 (2.3%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	4.8	282^nd of 289 public elementary schools	2.4%		18.5	262^nd of 288 public elementary schools	9.0%	20	36.3	29.7		$22,161
Rumford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Lincoln Avenue	Rumford	04276	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-8155	213	21	10.2	79.8%	180 (84.5%)	5 (2.3%)	17 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	21	250^th of 289 public elementary schools	13.5%		3.2	282^nd of 288 public elementary schools	2.1%	32	45.2	45.7		$22,353
Dirigo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	117 Auburn Road	Peru	04290	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 56	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 562-4207	324	28	11.6	56.8%	295 (91.0%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	19.9	252^nd of 289 public elementary schools	12.8%		14.7	266^th of 288 public elementary schools	7.6%	14	53.6	39.9	17.0	$21,954
Andover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Pine St.	Andover	04216	Oxford County	Andover Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 392-4381	25	4	6.2	56.0%	21 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	62.3	121^st of 289 public elementary schools	58.1%		30.6	235^th of 288 public elementary schools	18.4%	114		56.3		$39,657
Woodstock School	Public	K-5	224 Rumford Avenue	Bryant Pond	04219	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 665-2228	67	8	7.9	68.7%	66 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	59	132^nd of 289 public elementary schools	54.3%		76.7	67^th of 288 public elementary schools	76.7%	65	73.3	46.7		$25,684
Gerald D Cushing School	Public	PK, KG-1	21 Cushing Dr	Wilton	04294	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 645-2442	101	12	8.4	52.5%	97 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)				$23,777
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Main Street	Sumner	04292	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 388-2681	297	26	11.6	61.6%	289 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	45.1	180^th of 289 public elementary schools	37.7%		55.4	138^th of 288 public elementary schools	52.1%	42	65.3	48.3	15.6	$21,515
Academy Hill School	Public	2-5	585 Depot St	Wilton	04294	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 645-4488	178	17	10.5	64.6%	169 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	62.6	117^th of 289 public elementary schools	59.5%		53.2	151^st of 288 public elementary schools	47.6%	34	74.6	55.4	20.0	$19,645
Crescent Park School	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Crescent Lane	Bethel	04217	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 824-2839	263	25	10.5	48.3%	258 (98.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	52.8	158^th of 289 public elementary schools	45.3%		72.8	83^rd of 288 public elementary schools	71.2%	75	68.9	51.9	25.0	$24,843
Spruce Mountain Elementary School	Public	3-5	12 Tiger Drive	Jay	04239	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 73	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 897-5719	306	28	10.9	70.9%	289 (94.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	15	261^st of 289 public elementary schools	9.7%		17.3	263^rd of 288 public elementary schools	8.7%	2	51.4	37.2	8.6	$20,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Meroby Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Meroby Elementary School?

Students at Meroby Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Meroby Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Meroby Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Meroby Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Meroby Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain Valley Middle School
High : Mountain Valley High School

Is Meroby Elementary School a good school?

Meroby Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Maine elementary schools.

What district is Meroby Elementary School in?

Regional School Unit 10

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