Summary:
The 04072 zip code area of Saco, Maine is home to 5 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 middle school, all part of the Saco Public Schools district. These schools demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with Saco Middle School and C.K. Burns School standing out as top performers in the district.
Saco Middle School ranks 26th out of 91 Maine middle schools and earns a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, with strong test scores in English Language Arts (65.02% proficient or better) and Mathematics (52.28% proficient or better). Meanwhile, C.K. Burns School consistently ranks in the top half of Maine elementary schools, placing 105th out of 288 in 2023-2024, and has above-average test scores in both subjects.
However, the district as a whole faces challenges, with all schools reporting a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024, higher than the state average. The free/reduced lunch rates also vary across the schools, ranging from 22.68% at Young School to 33.22% at Governor John Fairfield School, indicating differing levels of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Despite these concerns, the district maintains relatively small class sizes, with student-teacher ratios ranging from 10.1 at Saco Middle School to 12.9 at Saco Pre-K.
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