Best Public Schools in East Millinocket, ME

Summary:

The city of East Millinocket, Maine is home to two schools: Opal Myrick Elementary School and Schenck High School. These schools serve students from elementary through high school grades and are part of the East Millinocket Public Schools district.

While both schools have a high percentage of white students, Opal Myrick Elementary stands out with a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 34.3%, significantly higher than Schenck High's 21.5%. On a positive note, Schenck High has seen an improvement in its state-wide ranking, moving from 105th out of 114 Maine high schools in 2018-2019 to 67th out of 123 in 2022-2023, suggesting progress in recent years. However, Schenck High is still only rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating room for further improvement.

Both schools have high free and reduced lunch rates, with Opal Myrick Elementary at 56.34% and Schenck High at 48%, highlighting the need to address socioeconomic challenges and ensure equitable access to educational resources. Additionally, the student-teacher ratios, while not extremely high, could still be an area of focus to provide more individualized attention and support for students in both schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Opal Myrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	45 North Street	East Millinocket	04430	Penobscot County	East Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 746-3511	142	15	9.2	56.3%	135 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	57.9	134^th of 290 public elementary schools	53.8%					(n/a)	56.0	70.0		$19,220
Schenck High School	Public	9-12	45 North Street	East Millinocket	04430	Penobscot County	East Millinocket Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 746-3511	100	10	10.3	48.0%	96 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	38.5	67^th of 123 public high schools	45.5%					(n/a)	63.3	33.3	39.1	$23,054

Cities Near East Millinocket

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Medway	1.02 mi	1	268^th
Millinocket	6.72 mi	2	159^th
Lincoln	17.51 mi	4	191^st
Winn	18.33 mi	1	178^th
Kingman	19 mi	1

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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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