Elementary · Maine
Canaan Elementary School
Free meals for allCanaan Elementary School, a public elementary school in Canaan, Maine: grades pre-k–5, 160 students, 8.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of RSU 54/MSAD 54.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 160
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.0
- Students per teacher
- 8.9
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 10.6 · 348 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 64% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 208 · 348 schools compared
Smaller than 91% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maine's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Maine: 65%71%proficient
Unchanged from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 68% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 65% · 298 elementary schools compared
65 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Maine: 50%69%proficient
−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 57% · 297 elementary schools compared
65 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- RSU 54/MSAD 54
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with RSU 54/MSAD 54.
Location
- Address
- 178 Main Street, Canaan, ME 04924
- Phone
- (207)474-3901
- County
- Somerset County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Creative Childrens AcademyCharter | Pre-K–K | 38 | 9.5 | — | — |
Margaret Chase Smith Sch - SkowheganFree meals for all | 4–5 | 180 | 12.6 | 52% | 41% |
North Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 118 | 9.3 | — | — |
Bloomfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 1–3 | 267 | 8.5 | 44% | 36% |
Vickery SchoolFree meals for all | 1–4 | 239 | 9.2 | 68% | 58% |
| Pre-K–6 | 252 | 11.1 | 53% | 41% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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