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Schools in New Canada

New Canada’s public schools

School Administrative District 27 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Canada. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
86%
2021–22
Math proficiency
86%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 13% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
812 students on the public path
In brief

New Canada’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of New Canada’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Fort Kent Community High School places highest (better than 93%); Fort Kent Elementary School lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Canada, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fort Kent Elementary Schoolin Fort KentB
7–8Valley Rivers Middle Schoolin Fort KentB
9–12Fort Kent Community High Schoolin Fort KentA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 27.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

School Administrative District 27Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 812 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$17,853ME $20,630 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading86%
State average 84.1% · 339 students tested
Math86%
State average 81.5% · 340 students tested

New Canada vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share New Canada’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Canada—School Administrative District 27
Wallagrass—School Administrative District 27
Fort KentB+School Administrative District 27

All 2 neighbors share School Administrative District 27 with New Canada, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in New Canada

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving New Canadain other towns
Fort Kent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fort Kent
B
454 students13:1Rate it →
Valley Rivers Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fort Kent
B
118 students11:1Rate it →
Fort Kent Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Kent
A
240 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about New Canada’s schools

Are New Canada’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Canada. School Administrative District 27 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Canada. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Canada in?

School Administrative District 27.

Where do New Canada kids go to high school?

Fort Kent Community High School.

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What New Canada families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.