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RSU 60/MSAD 60 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,633 students in RSU 60/MSAD 60 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 Schools in RSU 60/MSAD 60 School District have an average math proficiency score of 80% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 86% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 12% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
7 Schools
206 Schools
# Students
2,909 Students
54,513 Students
# Teachers
258 Teachers
5,095 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
RSU 60/MSAD 60 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 94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#124 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
78%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
85%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
37%
Graduation Rate
94%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.22
# American Indian Students
4 Students
694 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
29 Students
635 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
92 Students
1,571 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
3%
# Black Students
14 Students
1,768 Students
% Black Students
1%
3%
# White Students
2,648 Students
48,068 Students
% White Students
91%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
55 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
122 Students
1,722 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
912
# Students in K Grade:
195
1,647
# Students in 1st Grade:
242
1,690
# Students in 2nd Grade:
192
1,691
# Students in 3rd Grade:
195
1,691
# Students in 4th Grade:
224
1,977
# Students in 5th Grade:
228
4,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
210
10,305
# Students in 7th Grade:
222
12,706
# Students in 8th Grade:
233
13,197
# Students in 9th Grade:
250
1,127
# Students in 10th Grade:
260
1,178
# Students in 11th Grade:
224
1,093
# Students in 12th Grade:
234
1,102
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,975 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,438. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,716 is less than the state median of $21,032. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$52 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,975
$21,438
Spending / Student
$17,716
$21,032
Best RSU 60/MSAD 60 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Noble Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
46 Cranberry Meadow Road
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1320
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1320
Grades: 6-7
| 432 students
Rank: #22.
Noble High School
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
100 Noble Way
North Berwick, ME 03906
(207) 284-3000
North Berwick, ME 03906
(207) 284-3000
Grades: 8-12
| 1,201 students
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