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Dirigo Elementary School

Regular School · Peru, ME

Dirigo Elementary School is a regular school school in Peru, Maine, serving grades PK–05 with 324 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
324
Teachers (FTE)
27.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 295 91%
Two or more races 14 4%
Hispanic/Latino 9 3%
Black or African American 6 2%
Total enrollment 324 156M / 168F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 65-69% 80.3% 148
Reading Proficiency 75-79% 84.7% 147

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.21 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
3 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
48
14.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 324 100%

Contact & Location

117 Auburn Road

Peru, ME 04290

Phone: (207)562-4207

http://www.rsu56.org/o/dirigo-es

District

RSU 56

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,224

District enrollment: 764

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

231483323114

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD