For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 335 students in RSU 73 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 73 School District have an average math proficiency score of 83% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 83% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
4 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
1,418 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
123 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
RSU 73 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 62% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#171 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
82%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
84%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
37%
Graduation Rate
62%
86%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.24
# American Indian Students
6 Students
675 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
10 Students
618 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
29 Students
1,735 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
3%
# Black Students
21 Students
1,973 Students
% Black Students
2%
4%
# White Students
1,332 Students
47,794 Students
% White Students
94%
87%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
42 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
1,905 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
59
887
# Students in K Grade:
107
1,595
# Students in 1st Grade:
97
1,641
# Students in 2nd Grade:
96
1,729
# Students in 3rd Grade:
104
1,772
# Students in 4th Grade:
98
1,949
# Students in 5th Grade:
95
4,404
# Students in 6th Grade:
109
10,295
# Students in 7th Grade:
121
12,554
# Students in 8th Grade:
105
12,727
# Students in 9th Grade:
135
1,281
# Students in 10th Grade:
104
1,292
# Students in 11th Grade:
96
1,376
# Students in 12th Grade:
92
1,240
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,459 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,451 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$3,617 MM

Spending
$25 MM
$3,549 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,459
$21,600

Spending / Student
$17,451
$21,191

Best RSU 73 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Spruce Mountain Middle School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
23 Community Drive
Jay, ME 04239
(207) 897-4319
Jay, ME 04239
(207) 897-4319
Grades: 6-8
| 335 students
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