Summary:
Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23 is home to three schools: two elementary schools (Suzanne M Smith Elementary School and Carmel Elementary School) and one middle school (Caravel Middle School). The data analysis reveals that Caravel Middle School and Carmel Elementary School have shown more consistent and higher-performing results compared to Suzanne M Smith Elementary School, which has experienced a decline in its rankings and ratings over the years.
Caravel Middle School stands out as the highest-ranked school, ranking 55 out of 96 Maine middle schools in 2022-2023 and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2021-2022. Carmel Elementary School also shines, ranking 58 out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 and achieving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the same year. In contrast, Suzanne M Smith Elementary School has seen a steady decline in its performance, dropping from a ranking of 106 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 193 out of 228 in 2020-2021, accompanied by a drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 1.
The schools also exhibit differences in their student racial makeup, chronic absenteeism rates, and free/reduced lunch percentages. Suzanne M Smith Elementary School has the most diverse student population, while Carmel Elementary School has the least diverse. Caravel Middle School has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate, and Carmel Elementary School has the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients. These factors may contribute to the varying performance of the schools within the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23.
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