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Elm Street School-Mechanic Falls

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

129 Elm Street, Mechanic Falls, ME 04256 · (207) 345-3381 · Part of Regional School Unit 16

Mechanic Falls’ School Grade C− better than 24% of Maine school districts

Students
241
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Elm Street School-Mechanic Falls

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Mechanic Falls kids: Bruce M Whittier Middle School

On the path

Where Mechanic Falls kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Elm Street School-Mechanic FallsYou are here
7–8Bruce M Whittier Middle Schoolin Poland

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

129 Elm Street, Mechanic Falls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten27
Grade 130
Grade 235
Grade 324
Grade 434
Grade 531
Grade 634
Enrollment over time
227’20
251’21
245’22
231’23
241’24

Up 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elm Street School-Mechanic Falls from Mechanic Falls families.

Other schools in Regional School Unit 16

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Mechanic Falls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.