Summary:
Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41 contains a single high school, Penquis Valley Middle/High School, which has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages. This school serves grades 6-12 and is located in a rural area of Maine.
Penquis Valley Middle/High School has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the bottom tier of Maine high schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (42.18%), Mathematics (28.43%), and Science (19.44%) well below the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 79.2% is also lower than the state average. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 45.3% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 77.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, which could be an advantage, its performance has steadily declined over the past three school years, from ranking 82nd out of 82 Maine high schools in 2020-2021 to 120th out of 123 in 2022-2023. This trend suggests that Regional School Unit 41/Maine School Admin District 41 needs to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes at Penquis Valley Middle/High School.
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