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RSU 31/MSAD 31 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 97 students in RSU 31/MSAD 31 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 31/MSAD 31 School District have an average math proficiency score of 82% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 87% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
3 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
439 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
District Rank
RSU 31/MSAD 31 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 191 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#40 out of 222 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
85-89%
82%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
85-89%
84%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
37%
Graduation Rate
85%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.24
# American Indian Students
7 Students
675 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
618 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
1,735 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
3%
# Black Students
1 Student
1,973 Students
% Black Students
n/a
4%
# White Students
420 Students
47,794 Students
% White Students
96%
87%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
42 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
1,905 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
27
887
# Students in K Grade:
27
1,595
# Students in 1st Grade:
29
1,641
# Students in 2nd Grade:
32
1,729
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
1,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
27
1,949
# Students in 5th Grade:
37
4,404
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
10,295
# Students in 7th Grade:
26
12,554
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
12,727
# Students in 9th Grade:
27
1,281
# Students in 10th Grade:
34
1,292
# Students in 11th Grade:
32
1,376
# Students in 12th Grade:
38
1,240
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,223 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,510 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$3,617 MM

Spending
$9 MM
$3,549 MM

Revenue / Student
$21,223
$21,600

Spending / Student
$19,510
$21,191

Best RSU 31/MSAD 31 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hichborn Middle School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
23 Cross Street
Howland, ME 04448
(207) 732-3113
Howland, ME 04448
(207) 732-3113
Grades: 6-8
| 97 students
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