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RSU 71 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 340 students in RSU 71 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 71 School District have an average math proficiency score of 78% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 76% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic 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
7 Schools
206 Schools
# Students
1,451 Students
54,513 Students
# Teachers
128 Teachers
5,095 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
RSU 71 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 87% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#157 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
79%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
37%
Graduation Rate
87%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.22
# American Indian Students
1 Student
694 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
15 Students
635 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
40 Students
1,571 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
3%
# Black Students
8 Students
1,768 Students
% Black Students
1%
3%
# White Students
1,312 Students
48,068 Students
% White Students
90%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
55 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
74 Students
1,722 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
39
912
# Students in K Grade:
94
1,647
# Students in 1st Grade:
91
1,690
# Students in 2nd Grade:
82
1,691
# Students in 3rd Grade:
102
1,691
# Students in 4th Grade:
98
1,977
# Students in 5th Grade:
109
4,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
116
10,305
# Students in 7th Grade:
114
12,706
# Students in 8th Grade:
110
13,197
# Students in 9th Grade:
138
1,127
# Students in 10th Grade:
108
1,178
# Students in 11th Grade:
121
1,093
# Students in 12th Grade:
129
1,102
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,031 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 $21,956 is higher than the state median of $21,032. The school district spending/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$31 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,031
$21,438
Spending / Student
$21,956
$21,032
Best RSU 71 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Troy A Howard Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
173 Lincolnville Avenue
Belfast, ME 04915
(207) 338-3320
Belfast, ME 04915
(207) 338-3320
Grades: 6-8
| 340 students
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