Canaan Elementary School
178 Main St
Canaan ME, 04924, Somerset County
Phone: 207-474-3901
Ranking:
(171 out of 407, top 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: School Administrative District 54
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
Total Students: | 232 | 239 | 268 | 288 | 241 | 228 | 229 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 28 | 12.1% | 15 | 6.3% | 17 | 6.3% | 28 | 9.7% | 23 | 9.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 28 | 12.1% | 29 | 12.1% | 41 | 15.3% | 37 | 12.8% | 27 | 11.2% | 31 | 13.6% | 36 | 15.7% |
Grade 1: | 30 | 12.9% | 34 | 14.2% | 36 | 13.4% | 28 | 9.7% | 32 | 13.3% | 34 | 14.9% | 25 | 10.9% |
Grade 2: | 32 | 13.8% | 34 | 14.2% | 28 | 10.4% | 44 | 15.3% | 33 | 13.7% | 24 | 10.5% | 39 | 17.0% |
Grade 3: | 26 | 11.2% | 27 | 11.3% | 45 | 16.8% | 38 | 13.2% | 24 | 10.0% | 44 | 19.3% | 35 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 25 | 10.8% | 38 | 15.9% | 35 | 13.1% | 35 | 12.2% | 42 | 17.4% | 33 | 14.5% | 29 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 34 | 14.7% | 35 | 14.6% | 29 | 10.8% | 41 | 14.2% | 34 | 14.1% | 30 | 13.2% | 30 | 13.1% |
Grade 6: | 29 | 12.5% | 27 | 11.3% | 37 | 13.8% | 37 | 12.8% | 26 | 10.8% | 32 | 14.0% | 35 | 15.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 111 | 47.8% | 119 | 49.8% | 141 | 52.6% | 144 | 50.0% | 111 | 46.1% | 99 | 43.4% | 109 | 47.6% |
Female: | 121 | 52.2% | 120 | 50.2% | 127 | 47.4% | 144 | 50.0% | 122 | 50.6% | 121 | 53.1% | 116 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% |
White: | 226 | 97.4% | 235 | 98.3% | 263 | 98.1% | 279 | 96.9% | 236 | 97.9% | 221 | 96.9% | 223 | 97.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 139 | 59.9% | 139 | 58.2% | NA | NA | 177 | 61.5% | 141 | 58.5% | 119 | 52.2% | 127 | 55.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 6.9% | 24 | 10.0% | NA | NA | 13 | 4.5% | 26 | 10.8% | 23 | 10.1% | 26 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.06 | 11.32 | 12.47 | 12.26 | 12.30 | 12.10 | 9.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEA | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 58% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 61% | 69% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 65% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 54% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 59% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 61% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 60% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 58% | 66% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 61% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 67% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 71% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 57% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | N/A | 56% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 57% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 55% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 52% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 58% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 67% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 42% | 55% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 58% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 43% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 50% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | N/A | 53% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 45% | 54% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 59% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 70% |
NECAP | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 45% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 45% | 61% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 55% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 56% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 73% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 60% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 50% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 52% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 56% | 66% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68% | 66% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 60% | 67% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 70% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 54% | 64% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 54% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 70% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 68% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 71% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 46% | 43% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 46% | 41% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 45% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 48% | 63% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 57% | 63% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52% | 65% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 49% | 64% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 72% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 69% | 71% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 75.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 93.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,221.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,946.0 |
* Canaan Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.