Summary:
The city of Dixfield, Maine is home to two schools: Dirigo High School and T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School, both of which serve students in the Regional School Unit 56 district. Unfortunately, the data suggests that these schools are struggling, with low rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger.
Dirigo High School has an enrollment of 234 students, with a predominantly white student body (91.88%). The school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 46.4% and a four-year graduation rate of 89.2%. Meanwhile, T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School, with an enrollment of 171 students, also has a predominantly white student population (93.57%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.8%. Both schools have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.
The data reveals that neither Dirigo High School nor T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School are performing well compared to other schools in the state. Dirigo High School is ranked 121st out of 123 Maine high schools, with a 0-star rating, while T.W. Kelly Dirigo Middle School is ranked 81st out of 96 Maine middle schools, with a 1-star rating. This trend of declining performance at Dirigo High School, which has dropped from a ranking of 42nd out of 114 Maine high schools in 2017-2018, is particularly concerning and warrants further investigation.
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