Best Public Schools in Cutler, ME

Summary:

The city of Cutler, Maine has only one public elementary school, Bay Ridge Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 55 students. The school's performance has declined over the years, dropping from a statewide ranking of 93 out of 284 elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 162 out of 290 in 2022-2023, and its rating has fallen from 3 out of 5 stars to 2 out of 5 stars. This suggests that the school's academic performance may have deteriorated relative to other schools in Cutler Public Schools.

Bay Ridge Elementary serves a community with a significant economic disadvantage, with nearly half (49.09%) of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 12.5% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school's student population is overwhelmingly white (89.09%), with very low representation of other racial/ethnic groups, which may impact the educational experiences and perspectives of the students.

Overall, the analysis of the data for Bay Ridge Elementary reveals a school that is facing several challenges, including declining academic performance, high poverty rates, and a lack of diversity. These findings suggest that the school and the Cutler Public Schools district may need to explore and implement strategies to address these issues and support the academic success and well-being of the students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Bay Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2066 Cutler Rd	Cutler	04626	Washington County	Cutler Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 259-3347	55	5	10.5	49.1%	49 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.1%)	51.5	162^nd of 290 public elementary schools	44.1%					(n/a)	65.5	48.3	$21,639

Cities Near Cutler

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whiting	7.17 mi	1	157^th
Machiasport	8.88 mi	1	270^th
East Machias	9.2 mi	1	124^th
Machias	12.48 mi	3	221^st
Edmunds Twp	14.1 mi	1	37^th

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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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