Best Public Schools in Dayton, ME

Summary:

The city of Dayton, Maine is home to a single elementary school, the Dayton Consolidated School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 120 students. The school is part of the Dayton Public Schools district, which is ranked 76 out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Dayton Consolidated School has a low student-teacher ratio of 9.4, it has seen a decline in its performance, dropping from a ranking of 65 out of 258 Maine elementary schools and a 4-star rating in 2018-2019 to a ranking of 129 out of 290 and a 3-star rating in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's student population is also predominantly white (94.17%), with very low representation of other racial and ethnic groups. Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.8%, which is higher than the national average, and 20% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from lower-income households.

Overall, the analysis of the Dayton, Maine school data provides a mixed picture of the Dayton Consolidated School. While the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio may offer a more personalized learning environment, the declining performance, lack of diversity, and higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates suggest areas for potential improvement. Further investigation into the factors contributing to these trends could help the school and district identify strategies to support the success of all students in the Dayton community.

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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
Dayton Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Clarks Mills Road	Dayton	04005	York County	Dayton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 499-2283	128	13	9.6	27.3%	119 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	59.6	129^th of 290 public elementary schools	55.5%					(n/a)	63.6	57.1	$25,141

Cities Near Dayton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Biddeford	0.65 mi	6	208^th
Saco	1.76 mi	9
Old Orchard Beach	3.91 mi	3	177^th
Arundel	4.75 mi	1	39^th
Kennebunk	6.73 mi	4	22^nd

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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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