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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