For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 235 students in RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District have an average math proficiency score of 87% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 87% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Asian and American Indian), 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
502 Students
54,513 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
5,095 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District, which is ranked within the top 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 85% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#70 out of 222 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
84%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
87%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
37%
Graduation Rate
85%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.05
0.22
# American Indian Students
2 Students
694 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
1 Student
635 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
1,571 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
3%
# Black Students
n/a
1,768 Students
% Black Students
n/a
3%
# White Students
490 Students
48,068 Students
% White Students
98%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
55 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
1,722 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
37
912
# Students in K Grade:
33
1,647
# Students in 1st Grade:
36
1,690
# Students in 2nd Grade:
25
1,691
# Students in 3rd Grade:
35
1,691
# Students in 4th Grade:
41
1,977
# Students in 5th Grade:
22
4,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
38
10,305
# Students in 7th Grade:
36
12,706
# Students in 8th Grade:
47
13,197
# Students in 9th Grade:
43
1,127
# Students in 10th Grade:
32
1,178
# Students in 11th Grade:
31
1,093
# Students in 12th Grade:
46
1,102
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,143 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,438. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,876 is less than the state median of $21,032. The school district spending/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,143
$21,438
Spending / Student
$17,876
$21,032
Best RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Piscataquis Community Secondary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
9 Campus Drive
Guilford, ME 04443
(207) 876-4625
Guilford, ME 04443
(207) 876-4625
Grades: 7-12
| 235 students
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