Best Public Schools in Sumner, ME

Summary:

The city of Sumner, Maine has only one public elementary school, Hartford-Sumner Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 303 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools over the past three years, maintaining a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 10.5, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.2% and a large percentage (54.46%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a low-income student population.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Regional School Unit 10 District, Hartford-Sumner Elementary School has a better student-teacher ratio than 1 other school. However, the school's low state-wide ranking and rating suggest it may be underperforming academically compared to other elementary schools in Maine. The high chronic absenteeism rate could be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.

Overall, Hartford-Sumner Elementary School appears to be facing some significant challenges, with a low state-wide ranking, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-income families. While the school's small student-teacher ratio could be a strength, the data indicates that the school may need to address these issues to improve student outcomes and performance.

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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
Hartford-Sumner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Main Street	Sumner	04292	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 388-2681	303	29	10.5	54.5%	297 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.4	178^th of 290 public elementary schools	38.6%		38.6	129^th of 210 public elementary schools	38.6%	49	65.2	47.8	19.4	$19,349

Cities Near Sumner

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Paris	5.32 mi	1	223^rd
Buckfield	8.05 mi	1	258^th
Bryant Pond	8.1 mi	1	43^rd
Norway	8.92 mi	4	248^th
Peru	10.32 mi	2	251^st

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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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