Summary:
The city of Otisfield, Maine has a single public school, the Otisfield Community School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 117 students. The school has seen steady improvement in its academic performance over the past few years, rising from the bottom 6% of Maine elementary schools in 2018-2019 to the top 44% in 2022-2023. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.9%, well above the national average.
The Otisfield Community School serves a student population that is predominantly white (94.02%), with small percentages of Hispanic (2.56%) and Asian (0.85%) students. Over 38% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need in the community. Despite these socioeconomic factors, the school's student-teacher ratio of 10.4 is better than 4 other elementary schools in the Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17, which may be a positive factor in the school's educational environment.
Overall, the Otisfield Community School appears to be making progress in its academic performance, but faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism and a student population with relatively high economic need. The school's favorable student-teacher ratio may be a strength that could help address these issues, and the community should continue to support the school's efforts to improve educational outcomes for its students.
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