Summary:
Regional School Unit 10 in Maine is home to a single middle school, Mountain Valley Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance data reveals significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates well below state and regional averages, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population facing significant socioeconomic disadvantages.
Mountain Valley Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.5%), Mathematics (25.66%), and Science (16.3%) are all substantially lower than the state averages (64.63%, 48.68%, and 36.36%, respectively), as well as the Regional School Unit 10 averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 36.0%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, a large percentage of the school's students (76.27%) receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, which is generally considered a positive factor for student learning and engagement, Mountain Valley Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Maine middle schools over the past three years, with a 0-star rating out of 5. This suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing effective instruction and support for its students, and addressing the root causes of the academic underperformance and high chronic absenteeism could be crucial for improving outcomes for the school's population.
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