Summary:
The Deer Isle-Stonington Central School District in Maine operates two schools: Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School and Deer Isle-Stonington High School. While the elementary school has a very homogeneous student population, the high school is more diverse. However, both schools face significant challenges, including declining academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and high percentages of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student population is 96.55% white, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, 34.98% of the school's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
The Deer Isle-Stonington High School has also seen a decline in its state-wide ranking, dropping from 48th out of 114 Maine high schools in 2018-2019 to 96th out of 123 in 2022-2023, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school has an even more alarming chronic absenteeism rate of 40.0%, and 55.65% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
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