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RSU 04 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 401 students in RSU 04 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 04 School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
5 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
1,278 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
108 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 04 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 182 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#169 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
78%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
37%
Graduation Rate
87%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
3%
3%
% Black
1%
4%
% White
94%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,539 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 $18,534 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
$24 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,539
$21,600
Spending / Student
$18,534
$21,191
Best RSU 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oak Hill Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
40 Ball Park Road
Sabattus, ME 04280
(207) 375-6961
Sabattus, ME 04280
(207) 375-6961
Grades: 5-8
| 401 students
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