Summary:
The 04271 zip code is home to a single high school, Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school faces several challenges, including underperformance in academic proficiency, high chronic absenteeism, and serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School had a 87.8% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year, but its academic performance lags behind the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 48.17% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 31.41% in Mathematics, and 12.62% in Science, compared to the state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% is also higher than the state average.
The school's challenges are further reflected in its declining statewide ranking, dropping from 92nd out of 123 Maine high schools in 2022-2023 to 115th out of 119 in 2024-2025. Additionally, 45.04% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant socioeconomic need within the student population. These factors suggest that Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17 may need to focus on improving academic outcomes, addressing chronic absenteeism, and providing additional support for the school's socioeconomically disadvantaged students.
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