Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23

Summary:

Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23 is home to three schools: two elementary schools (Suzanne M Smith Elementary School and Carmel Elementary School) and one middle school (Caravel Middle School). The data analysis reveals that Caravel Middle School and Carmel Elementary School have shown more consistent and higher-performing results compared to Suzanne M Smith Elementary School, which has experienced a decline in its rankings and ratings over the years.

Caravel Middle School stands out as the highest-ranked school, ranking 55 out of 96 Maine middle schools in 2022-2023 and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2021-2022. Carmel Elementary School also shines, ranking 58 out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 and achieving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the same year. In contrast, Suzanne M Smith Elementary School has seen a steady decline in its performance, dropping from a ranking of 106 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 193 out of 228 in 2020-2021, accompanied by a drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 1.

The schools also exhibit differences in their student racial makeup, chronic absenteeism rates, and free/reduced lunch percentages. Suzanne M Smith Elementary School has the most diverse student population, while Carmel Elementary School has the least diverse. Caravel Middle School has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate, and Carmel Elementary School has the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients. These factors may contribute to the varying performance of the schools within the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23.

District Detail

44 Plymouth Road
Carmel, ME 04419

(207) 848-5173

SchoolDigger Rank:
97^th of 177 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 606

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	169 South Levant Road	Levant	04456	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 884-7444	219	18	12.4	50.2%	200 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	66.2	106^th of 290 public elementary schools	63.4%		32	145^th of 210 public elementary schools	31.0%	39	65.4	70.4	25.0	$16,320
Caravel Middle School	Public	5-8	520 Irish Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3615	226	15	15.4	44.7%	213 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	43.3	55^th of 96 public middle schools	42.7%		61	36^th of 93 public middle schools	61.3%	19	61.9	45.4	37.2	$15,703
Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	50 Plymouth Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3383	161	16	10.1	35.4%	152 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	44.6	182^nd of 290 public elementary schools	37.2%					(n/a)	44.4	65.1		$17,251

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hermon Public Schools	5.65 mi	3	46^th
Glenburn Public Schools	8.37 mi	1	47^th
Bangor Public Schools	8.89 mi	10	39^th
Regional School Unit 22	9.01 mi	7	37^th
Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	9.44 mi	3	151^st

Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23

District Detail

Suzanne M Smith Elementary School

Carmel Elementary School

Caravel Middle School

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