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Guy E Rowe School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

219 Main Street, Norway, ME 04268 · (207) 743-5183 · Part of School Administrative District 17

Norway’s School Grade D better than 13% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
428
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Guy E Rowe School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Norway kids: Oxford Hills Middle School

On the path

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

PK–6Guy E Rowe SchoolYou are here
7–8Oxford Hills Middle Schoolin Paris

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency61%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts69%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

219 Main Street, Norway

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten48
Grade 162
Grade 250
Grade 360
Grade 453
Grade 576
Grade 649
Enrollment over time
384’20
415’21
404’22
414’23
428’24

Up 11.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Guy E Rowe School from Norway families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 17

The district →
Paris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Paris
C−
424 students13:1
Oxford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oxford
D
307 students11:1
Otisfield Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Otisfield
C+
115 students11:1
Hebron Station School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hebron
C+
103 students11:1
Waterford Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Waterford
77 students9:1
Agnes Gray School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · West Paris
27 students11:1

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; Norway’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.