Best Public Schools in Vassalboro, ME

Summary:

The city of Vassalboro, Maine has only one school serving grades PK-8, the Vassalboro Community School. This public elementary school has seen a concerning decline in its state-wide ranking and rating over the past few years, dropping from 150 out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 218 out of 290 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars out of 5 to 1 star over the same time period.

The school faces some significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% and a relatively high percentage of students (37.29%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant economic needs. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3, which could be a strength. Racially, the student body is predominantly white (92.87%), with small percentages of Hispanic (2.85%) and multi-racial (3.8%) students.

Overall, the Vassalboro Public Schools district faces some challenges in ensuring the success and well-being of its students at the Vassalboro Community School. Addressing the root causes of the school's declining performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic needs of the student population could be key focus areas for the district moving forward.

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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
Vassalboro Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	1116 Webber Pond Road	Vassalboro	04989	Kennebec County	Vassalboro Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 923-3100	421	41	10.3	37.3%	391 (92.9%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	33.6	218^th of 290 public elementary schools	24.8%		14.3	181^st of 210 public elementary schools	13.8%	37	59.7	43.7	26.5	$19,627

Cities Near Vassalboro

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sidney	4.6 mi	1	32^nd
China Village	6.25 mi	2	139^th
Waterville	6.88 mi	5	176^th
Winslow	8.5 mi	3	106^th
Oakland	8.89 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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