Summary:
The elementary schools located in Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06 serve students in grades K-5 across 6 schools in the Buxton, Hollis, and Standish areas. While the district's overall academic performance lags behind state averages, a few standout schools, such as Edna Libby Elementary School and H B Emery Junior Memorial School, significantly outperform their peers in the district and the state.
Edna Libby Elementary and H B Emery Junior Memorial are the top-performing schools in the district, ranking 56th and 69th out of 290 Maine elementary schools, respectively. These schools boast impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, exceeding both the district and state averages. In contrast, the district's overall proficiency rates in these subjects, as well as in Science, fall below the state's performance levels, indicating a need for improvement across the board.
Another area of concern is the district's high chronic absenteeism rates, which range from 15.4% at Edna Libby Elementary to 30.2% at Buxton Center Elementary School. The district's average chronic absenteeism rate of 20.8% is significantly higher than the state average, suggesting that addressing the root causes of student absences could be a key focus for the district. Additionally, the district's student population is predominantly white, with limited racial and ethnic diversity, which may indicate a need to foster a more inclusive learning environment.
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