Best Public Schools in Jefferson, ME

Summary:

The city of Jefferson, Maine is home to a single elementary school, the Jefferson Village School, which serves grades K-8 and has a total enrollment of 235 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Public Schools district, which is ranked 72 out of 177 districts in the state of Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Jefferson Village School has a predominantly white student population (96.6%), with small percentages of African American, Asian, and students of two or more races. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, from 90th out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 123rd out of 290 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 2 and 3 stars. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 18.3% and a significant portion of its student population (39.57%) receives free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need. However, the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Village School is 11.1, which is lower than the national average and suggests a relatively small class size.

Overall, the data provides a snapshot of the Jefferson Village School, the only school in the city of Jefferson, Maine. While the school's performance has been inconsistent, it faces challenges related to racial homogeneity and economic factors that may impact educational outcomes. The small class sizes could be a positive factor, but further analysis would be needed to understand how this ratio is distributed across grade levels and subject areas, as well as to compare the school's performance to other schools in the district or state.

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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
Jefferson Village School	Public	K-8	48 Washington Rd	Jefferson	04348	Lincoln County	Jefferson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 549-7491	235	21	11.1	39.6%	227 (96.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	60.7	123^rd of 290 public elementary schools	57.6%		47.8	111^th of 210 public elementary schools	47.1%	12	69.2	47.6	51.1	$18,569

Cities Near Jefferson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Whitefield	6.78 mi	1	88^th
Washington	6.91 mi	1	40^th
Somerville	7.42 mi	1
Waldoboro	8.1 mi	3	127^th
Nobleboro	8.11 mi	1	12^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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