Summary:
Regional School Unit 10 in Maine is home to two high schools: Mountain Valley High School and Buckfield Junior-Senior High School. While both schools serve students in the same district, their performance and metrics vary significantly, providing a mixed picture of academic achievement in the area.
Buckfield Junior-Senior High School stands out with a higher four-year graduation rate of 83.3%, compared to 74.0% at Mountain Valley High School. However, Mountain Valley High School outperforms Buckfield Junior-Senior High School in academic proficiency, with higher percentages of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. This suggests that Mountain Valley High School may be the stronger performer academically, despite its lower graduation rate.
The data also reveals that Mountain Valley High School serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 70.62% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 40.54% at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School. This suggests that the socioeconomic factors may play a role in the schools' performance differences. Overall, the data provides a nuanced view of the high schools within Regional School Unit 10, highlighting both their strengths and areas for improvement.
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