Dirigo Elementary School
117 Auburn Rd
Peru ME, 04290, Oxford County
Phone: 207-562-4207
Ranking: 
(372 out of 407, bottom 9%)*
(372 out of 407, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Regional School Unit 10
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | |||||
| Total Students: | 361 | 375 | 377 | 363 | 365 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 26 | 7.2% | 25 | 6.7% | 32 | 8.5% | 31 | 8.5% | 28 | 7.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 63 | 17.5% | 64 | 17.1% | 59 | 15.6% | 54 | 14.9% | 56 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.9% | 56 | 14.9% | 59 | 16.3% | 51 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 57 | 15.8% | 53 | 14.1% | 60 | 15.9% | 51 | 14.0% | 53 | 14.5% |
| Grade 3: | 52 | 14.4% | 60 | 16.0% | 57 | 15.1% | 53 | 14.6% | 47 | 12.9% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 15.5% | 59 | 15.7% | 58 | 15.4% | 48 | 13.2% | 65 | 17.8% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 14.7% | 58 | 15.5% | 55 | 14.6% | 67 | 18.5% | 65 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 51.5% | 195 | 52.0% | 194 | 51.5% | 185 | 51.0% | 180 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 175 | 48.5% | 180 | 48.0% | 183 | 48.5% | 178 | 49.0% | 177 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.4% |
| White: | 357 | 98.9% | 369 | 98.4% | 368 | 97.6% | 352 | 97.0% | 355 | 97.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 62.0% | 222 | 59.2% | 23 | 6.1% | 108 | 29.8% | 183 | 50.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.4% | 34 | 9.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 5.0% | 29 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.60 | 12.32 | 11.93 | 11.86 | 11.55 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 62% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 67% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 69% | 68% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 60% | 66% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 64% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 46% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 62% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 68% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 21% | 41% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 37% | 45% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Dirigo Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.