📍 590 Main Road, Holden, Penobscot County, 04429
Holden School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Holden, Penobscot County. The school has 126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 63/Msad 63 school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Holden School enrolls 126 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.2% Two or more races and 1.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
47 of the school's 126 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Holden School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 8, state house district 129.
Holden School is one of 3 schools in RSU 63/MSAD 63, based in Holden, Maine. The district serves 443 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 126 students, Holden School is close to the district average of about 148 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe