Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17 is home to 8 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade, with one school (Harrison Elementary) serving grades 3-6 only. The schools in this district vary in size, with student populations ranging from 92 to 404, and face a mix of academic and socioeconomic challenges.

While the district as a whole is ranked 154th out of 177 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating, there is a wide range of performance among the individual schools. Otisfield Community School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 127th out of 290 Maine elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It also has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (73.58%) and Mathematics (45.28%) compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. Another standout is Hebron Station School, which has a strong performance history, ranking 18th out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, though its ranking dropped to 197th out of 290 schools in 2022-2023.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 37.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average of 15.8%. Additionally, the schools in this district generally perform below the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency, and have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 26.09% to 59.08%, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Despite these challenges, the district's relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 9.1 to 11.6 students per teacher, could be leveraged to provide more individualized attention and support for students, potentially helping to improve academic outcomes across the Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17.

District Detail

232 Main St Suite 2
South Paris, ME 04281

(207) 743-8972

SchoolDigger Rank:
154^th of 177 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,223

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Paris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4 Hathaway Road	Norway	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-7802	385	34	11.2	48.6%	349 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	14.5	271^st of 290 public elementary schools	6.6%		6.6	193^rd of 210 public elementary schools	8.1%	78	50.7	34.6	24.5	$16,727
Guy E Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Main Street	Norway	04268	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-5183	404	35	11.6	57.2%	363 (89.9%)	8 (2.0%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.5%)	18.8	263^rd of 290 public elementary schools	9.3%		4.2	197^th of 210 public elementary schools	6.2%	66	56.7	33.8	12.0	$15,844
Harrison Elementary	Public	3-6	309 Naples Road	Harrison	04040	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-2357	101	10	9.9	43.6%	92 (91.1%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	24.3	247^th of 290 public elementary schools	14.8%					(n/a)	55.7	39.6		$23,217
Otisfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	416 Powhattan Road	Otisfield	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 627-4208	117	11	10.4	38.5%	110 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	60	127^th of 290 public elementary schools	56.2%					(n/a)	73.6	45.3		$17,564
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Pleasant Street	Oxford	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 539-4456	347	31	11.0	59.1%	324 (93.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	20.7	258^th of 290 public elementary schools	11.0%		4.3	196^th of 210 public elementary schools	6.7%	62	59.1	28.2		$16,709
Agnes Gray School	Public	PK, KG-6	170 Main Street	West Paris	04289	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 674-2332	128	13	10.1	52.3%	122 (95.3%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	30.5	225^th of 290 public elementary schools	22.4%		10.6	188^th of 210 public elementary schools	10.5%	37	59.4	40.0	29.4	$15,287
Waterford Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	148 Valley Road	Waterford	04088	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-4418	92	9	9.8	39.1%	85 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)				$9,968
Hebron Station School	Public	PK, KG-6	884 Station Road	Hebron	04238	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 966-3323	92	10	9.1	26.1%	89 (96.7%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	40.3	197^th of 290 public elementary schools	32.1%		84.5	18^th of 210 public elementary schools	91.4%	179	56.9	51.0		$16,857

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	6.18 mi	5	56^th
Oxford-Region 11	8.26 mi	1
Regional School Unit 10	9.47 mi	9	160^th
Regional School Unit 56	14.64 mi	3	169^th
Rumford-Region 9	14.76 mi	1

Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17

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