📍 38 Fort Street, Mars Hill, Aroostook County, 04758
Fort Street School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mars Hill, Aroostook County. The school has 176 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 42/Msad 42 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Fort Street School enrolls 176 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 157 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 176 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort Street School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-20, state senate district 2, state house district 146.
Fort Street School is one of 2 schools in RSU 42/MSAD 42, based in Mars Hill, Maine. The district serves 333 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 176 students, Fort Street School is close to the district average of about 167 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote