Summary:
The 04758 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Fort Street School, which serves students from the surrounding community. While the school has shown mixed performance on state assessments, with strengths in English Language Arts but lower scores in mathematics and science compared to regional and state averages, its overall ranking has fluctuated in recent years.
According to the data, Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42, the district that oversees Fort Street School, is ranked 64 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school itself has a 3-star rating, but its ranking has ranged from 103 out of 289 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 215 out of 290 schools in 2022-2023, indicating some challenges in maintaining consistent academic performance.
Fort Street School has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. However, the school also faces a higher-than-desired chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which could be impacting student learning and achievement. Additionally, the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 32.53% indicates that a significant portion of the student population may come from lower-income households, which could be a factor in the school's academic performance and the challenges it faces.
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