Best Public Schools in Wales, ME

Summary:

The city of Wales, Maine has only one public high school, Oak Hill High School, which serves grades 9-12. With a total enrollment of 404 students, the school has a predominantly white student population (93.81%) and a relatively high percentage of students (35.15%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a socioeconomically disadvantaged student body.

Over the past three school years, Oak Hill High School has seen a significant decline in its state-wide ranking, dropping from 46th out of 98 Maine high schools in 2021-2022 to 108th out of 123 Maine high schools in 2022-2023. This concerning trend suggests a decline in the school's overall performance, which may be exacerbated by the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 43.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year is 87.9%, which is below the national average.

Despite the challenges faced by Oak Hill High School, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which is lower than the national average of around 16 students per teacher. However, the lack of racial diversity in the student population, with 93.81% of students identifying as white, may limit the school's ability to provide a diverse and inclusive learning environment for its students. Regional School Unit 04, the district that oversees Oak Hill High School, will need to address these challenges to improve the school's performance and provide a high-quality education for all students.

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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
Oak Hill High School	Public	9-12	56 School Road	Wales	04280	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	No	(207) 375-4950	404	35	11.4	35.1%	379 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	19.4	108^th of 123 public high schools	12.2%		58.7	46^th of 98 public high schools	53.1%	62	40.2	18.9	36.8	$18,919

Cities Near Wales

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sabattus	0.1 mi	2	252^nd
Lewiston	2.99 mi	9	256^th
Greene	5.75 mi	1	100^th
Auburn	6.16 mi	8	185^th
Lisbon	6.22 mi	1	216^th

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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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