For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 191 students in RSU 45/MSAD 45 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 45/MSAD 45 School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 12% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
2 Schools
206 Schools
# Students
282 Students
54,513 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
5,095 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
RSU 45/MSAD 45 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 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#199 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
70-74%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
37%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.22
# American Indian Students
4 Students
694 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
6 Students
635 Students
% Asian Students
2%
1%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
1,571 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
3%
# Black Students
7 Students
1,768 Students
% Black Students
3%
3%
# White Students
262 Students
48,068 Students
% White Students
93%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
55 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,722 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
16
912
# Students in K Grade:
12
1,647
# Students in 1st Grade:
18
1,690
# Students in 2nd Grade:
28
1,691
# Students in 3rd Grade:
19
1,691
# Students in 4th Grade:
17
1,977
# Students in 5th Grade:
16
4,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
18
10,305
# Students in 7th Grade:
24
12,706
# Students in 8th Grade:
23
13,197
# Students in 9th Grade:
29
1,127
# Students in 10th Grade:
25
1,178
# Students in 11th Grade:
12
1,093
# Students in 12th Grade:
25
1,102
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,564 is higher than the state median of $21,438. The school district revenue/student has grown by 26% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,436 is less than the state median of $21,032. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,564
$21,438
Spending / Student
$20,436
$21,032
Best RSU 45/MSAD 45 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Washburn District Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
33 School Street
Washburn, ME 04786
(207) 455-4504
Washburn, ME 04786
(207) 455-4504
Grades: PK-8
| 191 students
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