Summary:
The 04039 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: Russell School and Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science. These schools serve different grade ranges, have varying student demographics, and exhibit distinct academic performance trends.
Russell School is a public elementary school serving grades K-2 with 202 students. It is part of the Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15, which is ranked 80 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a free/reduced lunch rate of 38.61%, indicating potential challenges with student engagement and socioeconomic factors. However, it has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.3.
In contrast, Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 with 197 students. It is part of the Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences district, which is ranked 130 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating. Fiddlehead School has a similar chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% as Russell School, but a much lower free/reduced lunch rate of 9.14%, suggesting a more affluent student population. However, the school's student-teacher ratio is higher at 16.5, and its academic performance, as measured by state assessment proficiency rates, is generally lower than the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
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