Enrollment
340
Combined
STATE 165
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 50·NCES 231480600590
So Aroostook School
922 Dyer Brook Road, Dyer Brook, ME 04747 · (207) 757-8206 · Aroostook County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
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
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 8.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
242 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 28% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
50.0%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 So Aroostook School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| So Aroostook School this school | 340 | 71.2% | N/A |
| Ashland District School Ashland | 234 | 53.0% | N/A |
| East Grand School Danforth | 146 | 68.5% | N/A |
| Vinalhaven School Vinalhaven | 143 | 47.6% | N/A |
| Rangeley Lakes Regional School Rangeley | 191 | 34.6% | N/A |
| Forest Hills Consolidated School Jackman | 132 | 38.6% | 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 So Aroostook School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Maine |
|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #1 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 2024-25Enrollment
340
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 340 | 29.5 | 11.5:1 | 71% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 30 | 11.1:1 | 67% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 30.5 | 10.8:1 | 58% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 60% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 29.6 | 11.3:1 | 67% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 29 | 11.5:1 | 71% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for So Aroostook School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (335 to 340); teachers unchanged (29.6 to 29.5).
About So Aroostook School
So Aroostook School is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in Dyer Brook, Maine. It offers pre-K through 12 and has 340 students enrolled. Combined schools in Maine have about 165 students on average; enrollment here is 106% higher.
So Aroostook School is listed under RSU 50 in federal data.
A large majority of enrollment at So Aroostook School is White, at 93%. It is also 3% Native American and 2% Hispanic. Among Aroostook County residents, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, So Aroostook School scores 13%.
Teacher count: 29.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.5:1. Compared with the 8.2:1 average for combined schools in Maine, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 71%. The average for public schools in Aroostook County is 57%.
In Aroostook County, home to about 67,058 people, the median household earns about $56,700 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Aroostook County number 42, with about 8,529 students.
About 15.5 miles separate So Aroostook School from the closest public school, Hodgdon Middle/High School.
For locale, NCES codes So Aroostook School as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 339 to 340, a small change.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at So Aroostook School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Aroostook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,058
Census ACS
Median income
$56,700
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
8,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hodgdon Middle/High School15.5 mi · 211
- Mill Pond School15.6 mi · 289
- Houlton Southside School16.2 mi · 368
- Houlton Elementary School16.4 mi · 282
- Katahdin Elementary School16.5 mi · 136
- Katahdin Middle/High School16.6 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About So Aroostook SchoolHow large is So Aroostook School?
So Aroostook School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does So Aroostook School serve?
So Aroostook School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at So Aroostook School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at So Aroostook School.
What is the student diversity at So Aroostook School?
Student demographics at So Aroostook School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is So Aroostook School in?
So Aroostook School is part of RSU 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.