Best Public Schools in Milo, ME

Summary:

The city of Milo, Maine is home to two schools: Penquis Valley Middle/High School, serving grades 5-12, and Milo Elementary School, serving grades PK-2. These schools, part of Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41, face significant challenges, with the middle/high school consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of Maine high schools and both schools having high chronic absenteeism rates.

Penquis Valley Middle/High School has a large student enrollment of 372 and a low 4-year graduation rate of 79.2%. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 45.3% and a high percentage of students (77.42%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. In contrast, Milo Elementary School has a smaller enrollment of 156 students and a slightly lower chronic absenteeism rate of 29.8%, though it still serves a high percentage of students (73.08%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The racial demographics of both schools are predominantly white, with Penquis Valley Middle/High School having a slightly more diverse student population at 8.06% non-white, compared to 2.56% at Milo Elementary School. Overall, the data highlights the need for targeted interventions to address the performance and attendance issues at both schools, particularly in the context of the socioeconomic challenges faced by the communities they serve.

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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
Milo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	18 Belmont Street	Milo	04463	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 943-2122	157	13	12.0	78.3%	144 (91.7%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)								(n/a)				$23,577
Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Public	5-12	48 Penquis Drive	Milo	04463	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 943-7346	369	32	11.5	79.4%	339 (91.9%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	6.5	120^th of 123 public high schools	2.4%		1	96^th of 98 public high schools	2.0%	24	42.2	28.4	19.4	$18,500

Cities Near Milo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brownville	5.79 mi	1	156^th
Charleston	11.97 mi	1
Dover Foxcroft	12.31 mi	2	169^th
Howland	15.79 mi	2	212^th
Corinth	16.06 mi	3	220^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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