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Rangeley Lakes Regional School

43 Mendolia Road, Rangeley, ME 04970 · (207) 864-3311 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
191
Combined
STATE 165
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 8.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
66 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K84%
Kindergarten168%
Grade 1179%
Grade 295%
Grade 3168%
Grade 4189%
Grade 5158%
Grade 6116%
Grade 7158%
Grade 8137%
Grade 92010%
Grade 10116%
Grade 1184%
Grade 12147%

This year's kindergarten class (16) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (13).

Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 28% · US 70%
White
17893%
STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
84%
STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
21%
STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
32%
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
10052%
Female
9148%

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
67.4%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
54.4%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 Rangeley Lakes Regional School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rangeley Lakes Regional School this school19134.6%N/A
Forest Hills Consolidated School
Jackman
13238.6%N/A
Greenville Consolidated School
Greenville
17733.3%N/A
North Haven Community School
North Haven
5616.1%N/A
Vinalhaven School
Vinalhaven
14347.6%N/A
Ashland District School
Ashland
23453.0%N/A
Matched among Maine K-12 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 Rangeley Lakes Regional School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Maine
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.4%#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
191#3 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.6%#6 of 7
Ranked against other public K-12 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
191
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519122.78.4:135% (66)
2023-2419922.78.8:130% (60)
2022-2319822.58.8:124% (47)
2020-21196228.9:134% (67)
2017-18200219.5:135% (70)
2015-16195228.9:143% (83)
2010-11202238.8:146% (93)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rangeley Lakes Regional School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (200 to 191); teachers up 8% (21 to 22.7).

About Rangeley Lakes Regional School

Families in Rangeley, Maine, are served by Rangeley Lakes Regional School, a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. The school has 191 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 12.

Rangeley Lakes Regional School is a school in RSU 78.

By race and ethnicity, Rangeley Lakes Regional School is 93% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. In Franklin County overall, the White share is about 93%. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Rangeley Lakes Regional School are from different groups.

Its staff includes 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.4 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in Maine is about 8.2:1. Rangeley Lakes Regional School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 35%. Among public schools in Franklin County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.

The school is in Franklin County, where the median household earns about $58,675 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Franklin County, 17 public schools serve about 4,162 students.

Stratton Elementary School is about 15.9 miles from Rangeley Lakes Regional School, the shortest distance to any other public school.

Rangeley Lakes Regional School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 191, compared with 196 in 2020-21.

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
30,413
Census ACS
Median income
$58,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,162 students

Quick facts

School name
Rangeley Lakes Regional School
District
RSU 78
Address
43 Mendolia Road, Rangeley, ME 04970
Phone
(207) 864-3311
County
Franklin County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
191
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
8.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
66 (35%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
231480300291
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rangeley Lakes Regional School
What is the total enrollment at Rangeley Lakes Regional School?
Rangeley Lakes Regional School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Rangeley Lakes Regional School serve?
Rangeley Lakes Regional School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rangeley Lakes Regional School?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at Rangeley Lakes Regional School.
What is the student diversity at Rangeley Lakes Regional School?
Student demographics at Rangeley Lakes Regional School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Rangeley Lakes Regional School public or private?
Rangeley Lakes Regional School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 78.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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