Summary:
The Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42 contains one elementary school, Fort Street School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 176 students. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 112 out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 215 out of 290 in the current 2022-2023 school year.
Academically, Fort Street School has 54.88% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, which is lower than the district and state averages. In Mathematics, the school performs better, with 48.84% of students proficient or better, exceeding the district average but still falling short of the statewide average. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9% and a relatively high percentage of students (35.8%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant economic needs.
Despite these areas for improvement, Fort Street School maintains a student-teacher ratio of 9.7, which is a positive factor. The school's performance and trends warrant further investigation to identify the underlying causes of the declining ranking and academic gaps, as well as to implement targeted interventions to address chronic absenteeism and support the needs of the economically disadvantaged student population.
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