Best Public Schools in Van Buren, ME

Summary:

The city of Van Buren, Maine is home to two schools: Van Buren Elementary School and Van Buren District Secondary School. Both schools serve a predominantly white student population and face significant challenges, including high rates of economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism.

Van Buren Elementary School has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 70th out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 238th out of 290 in 2022-2023. In contrast, Van Buren District Secondary School has maintained a more consistent ranking, fluctuating between 54th and 90th out of 114 Maine high schools in recent years. Both schools have extremely high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, at 100%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue for both schools, with Van Buren Elementary School at 23.4% and Van Buren District Secondary School at 40.0%. These rates are well above the typical benchmark of 10%, suggesting that student engagement and attendance are major challenges that need to be addressed. The schools are part of the Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24, and the data highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.

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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
Van Buren District Secondary School	Public	9-12	169 Main Street Suite 102	Van Buren	04785	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 868-5274	54	8	6.7	66.7%	49 (90.7%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.9	68^th of 123 public high schools	44.7%					(n/a)	42.9		46.2	$28,950
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	169 Main Street Suite 101	Van Buren	04785	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 868-5274	206	14	14.5	69.4%	189 (91.7%)	10 (4.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	26	238^th of 290 public elementary schools	17.9%		65.2	70^th of 210 public elementary schools	66.7%	168	60.3	35.5	21.2	$15,740

Cities Near Van Buren

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Connor Twp	13.86 mi	1	201^st
Caswell	13.98 mi	1
Saint Agatha	18.34 mi	2	144^th
Limestone	18.46 mi	3
Caribou	21.03 mi	3	222^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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