For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 306 students in RSU 34 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 34 School District have an average math proficiency score of 81% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 80% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is equal to the Maine public middle school average of 12% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
5 Schools
206 Schools
# Students
1,425 Students
54,513 Students
# Teachers
128 Teachers
5,095 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
RSU 34 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 193 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 82% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
81%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
81%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
37%
Graduation Rate
82%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.22
# American Indian Students
21 Students
694 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
2%
# Asian Students
12 Students
635 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
40 Students
1,571 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
3%
# Black Students
21 Students
1,768 Students
% Black Students
1%
3%
# White Students
1,257 Students
48,068 Students
% White Students
88%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
55 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
72 Students
1,722 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
43
912
# Students in K Grade:
94
1,647
# Students in 1st Grade:
84
1,690
# Students in 2nd Grade:
86
1,691
# Students in 3rd Grade:
100
1,691
# Students in 4th Grade:
89
1,977
# Students in 5th Grade:
87
4,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
98
10,305
# Students in 7th Grade:
98
12,706
# Students in 8th Grade:
110
13,197
# Students in 9th Grade:
140
1,127
# Students in 10th Grade:
141
1,178
# Students in 11th Grade:
132
1,093
# Students in 12th Grade:
123
1,102
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,095 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,438. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,253 is less than the state median of $21,032. The school district spending/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$25 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,095
$21,438
Spending / Student
$17,253
$21,032
Best RSU 34 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Leonard Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
156 Oak Street
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3900
Old Town, ME 04468
(207) 827-3900
Grades: 6-8
| 306 students
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