📍 178 Main Street, Canaan, Somerset County, 04924
Canaan Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Canaan, Somerset County. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 54/Msad 54 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Canaan Elementary School enrolls 186 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 4.3% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 186 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Canaan Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-20, state senate district 3, state house district 105.
Canaan Elementary School is one of 8 schools in RSU 54/MSAD 54, based in Skowhegan, Maine. The district serves 2,194 students district-wide and employs 217 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 186 students, Canaan Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 274 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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