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Mill Stream Elementary School

26 Mercer Road, Norridgewock, ME 04957 · (207) 634-3121 · Somerset County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Maine public elementary schools
  • 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.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public elementary schools

Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 229
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
206 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3311%
Kindergarten3511%
Grade 15016%
Grade 25718%
Grade 34515%
Grade 43511%
Grade 55417%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).

Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
28091%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
145%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15149%
Female
15851%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mill Stream Elementary School→Skowhegan Area Middle School→Skowhegan Area High School
Based on grade levels within RSU 54/MSAD 54. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
61.0%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
56.9%
ME avg 50.6%

What 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.

Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Mill Stream Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mill Stream Elementary School this school30966.7%N/A
South School
Rockland
31164.3%N/A
Mt View Elementary School
Thorndike
27364.5%N/A
Miller School
Waldoboro
36162.6%N/A
Oxford Elementary School
Oxford
30762.2%N/A
Paris Elementary School
Paris
42460.1%N/A
Matched among Maine elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Mill Stream Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn 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 181N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.6%#97 of 181N/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 134N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
309
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2530929.410.5:167% (206)
2023-2432329.311.0:164% (207)
2022-2334529.211.8:165% (223)
2020-213042910.5:164% (196)
2017-1831231.210.0:168% (213)
2015-163563111.5:172% (258)
2010-113832913.2:160% (228)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Stream Elementary School.

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.

Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Somerset County at a glance

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Population
50,959
Census ACS
Median income
$58,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,044 students

Quick facts

School name
Mill Stream Elementary School
District
RSU 54/MSAD 54
Address
26 Mercer Road, Norridgewock, ME 04957
Phone
(207) 634-3121
County
Somerset County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
309
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
10.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
206 (67%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
231459023112
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mill Stream Elementary School
How large is Mill Stream Elementary School?
Mill Stream Elementary School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mill Stream Elementary School serve?
Mill Stream Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mill Stream Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Mill Stream Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mill Stream Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mill Stream Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mill Stream Elementary School public or private?
Mill Stream Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 54/MSAD 54.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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