Best Public Schools in Norridgewock, ME

Summary:

The city of Norridgewock, Maine is home to a single public elementary school, Mill Stream Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 345 students. While the school has a predominantly white student population, it faces several challenges, including a declining state-wide ranking, high chronic absenteeism, and a significant portion of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Over the past three years, Mill Stream Elementary School has seen a steady decline in its state-wide ranking, dropping from 134th out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 213th out of 290 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period, indicating a need for improvement in the school's performance. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.3%, which is significantly higher than the state average and may be a contributing factor to the school's declining performance.

Socioeconomic challenges also appear to be a concern for Mill Stream Elementary School, as 64.64% of its student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that the school serves a community with significant economic hardships, which may require additional resources and support services to address the unique needs of its students. Furthermore, the school has the highest student-teacher ratio (11.8) among the 5 elementary schools in the Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54, which could also be a contributing factor to the school's declining performance and may warrant further investigation.

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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
Mill Stream Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Mercer Road	Norridgewock	04957	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 634-3121	323	29	11.0	64.1%	298 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	35.7	213^th of 290 public elementary schools	26.6%		19.2	171^st of 210 public elementary schools	18.6%	42	58.8	44.5	34.2	$18,757

Cities Near Norridgewock

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Skowhegan	8.1 mi	8	194^th
Anson	8.71 mi	1	163^rd
Madison	8.72 mi	3	240^th
New Sharon	9.69 mi	1	145^th
Oakland	10.56 mi	4	62^nd

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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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