Mill Stream Elementary School
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
School pathway
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Schools most like Mill Stream Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Stream Elementary School this school | 309 | 66.7% | N/A |
| South School Rockland | 311 | 64.3% | N/A |
| Mt View Elementary School Thorndike | 273 | 64.5% | N/A |
| Miller School Waldoboro | 361 | 62.6% | N/A |
| Oxford Elementary School Oxford | 307 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Paris Elementary School Paris | 424 | 60.1% | N/A |
Where Mill Stream Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Somerset County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #105 of 193 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #128 of 199 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #88 of 360 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #53 of 181 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #97 of 181 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #47 of 280 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #132 of 134 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 309 | 29.4 | 10.5:1 | 67% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 29.3 | 11.0:1 | 64% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 29.2 | 11.8:1 | 65% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 29 | 10.5:1 | 64% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 31.2 | 10.0:1 | 68% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 72% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 60% (228) |
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (312 to 309); teachers down 6% (31.2 to 29.4).
About Mill Stream Elementary School
Mill Stream Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Norridgewock, Maine. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 309 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Maine average about 229 students.
Mill Stream Elementary School is one school in RSU 54/MSAD 54, a system of 7 schools with 2,193 students.
The student body at Mill Stream Elementary School is 91% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Somerset County residents. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mill Stream Elementary School counts 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.5 students for each one. That is close to the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Somerset County average 65%.
Mill Stream Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 53% of Maine public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Somerset County, the median household income is $58,179, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Somerset County is home to 34 public schools and about 6,044 public school students.
The closest other public school is Bloomfield Elementary School, about 4.1 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.
Mill Stream Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 304 to 309.
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