Elementary · Maine
Ridge View Community School
Free meals for allRidge View Community School, a public elementary school in Dexter, Maine: grades pre-k–8, 528 students, 9.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of MSAD 46.
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
- 528
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.1
- Students per teacher
- 9.8
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 66% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 10.6 · 348 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 93% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 94% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 208 · 348 schools compared
Larger than 71% 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%54%proficient
−5.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 82% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 65% · 298 elementary schools compared
357 students tested, grades 3–8 · Maine Through Year Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Maine: 50%35%proficient
+6.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 90% of elementary schools in Maine
Median 57% · 297 elementary schools compared
355 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–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- MSAD 46
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with MSAD 46.
Location
- Address
- 175 Fern Road, Dexter, ME 04930
- Phone
- (207)924-6000
- City or town
- Dexter
- County
- Penobscot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sebasticook Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 333 | 11.4 | 56% | 53% |
Somerset Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 231 | 11.6 | 56% | 62% |
Central Community Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 488 | 12.1 | 52% | 47% |
Piscataquis Community ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 264 | 12.2 | 54% | 43% |
Se Do Mo Cha Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 355 | 10.9 | 51% | 59% |
Harmony ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 57 | 8.8 | 69% | 54% |
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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