Best Public Schools in Carmel, ME

Summary:

The city of Carmel, Maine is home to two public schools: Caravel Middle School (grades 5-8) and Carmel Elementary School (grades PK-4), both of which are part of the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23. While neither school stands out as exceptional, the data provides insights into their performance and characteristics.

Caravel Middle School has seen a decline in its state-wide ranking, dropping from 36 out of 93 Maine middle schools in 2021-2022 to 55 out of 96 in 2022-2023, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 stars to 2 stars. Both schools have a predominantly white student population, with over 90% of students identifying as white. Chronic absenteeism rates are also higher than the state average, at 11.6% for Caravel Middle School and 15.7% for Carmel Elementary School.

Socioeconomic differences are evident between the two schools, with Caravel Middle School having a significantly higher percentage of students (40.89%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch assistance compared to Carmel Elementary School (29.17%). This suggests potential disparities in the student populations that the district may want to address. Overall, the data indicates that while the schools in Carmel, Maine are not exceptional, there are areas for improvement, such as addressing declining performance, racial homogeneity, and chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Caravel Middle School	Public	5-8	520 Irish Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3615	226	15	15.4	44.7%	213 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	43.3	55^th of 96 public middle schools	42.7%		61	36^th of 93 public middle schools	61.3%	19	61.9	45.4	37.2	$15,703
Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Plymouth Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3383	161	16	10.1	35.4%	152 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	44.6	182^nd of 290 public elementary schools	37.2%					(n/a)	44.4	65.1		$17,251

Cities Near Carmel

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Levant	4.2 mi	1	92^nd
Newburgh	5.01 mi	1
Hermon	5.05 mi	3	69^th
Etna	5.87 mi	1	90^th
Hampden	9.05 mi	4	23^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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