For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 148 students in RSU 89 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 89 School District have an average math proficiency score of 87% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 92% (versus the 86% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 11% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
2 Schools
213 Schools
# Students
277 Students
56,073 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
5,318 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
RSU 89 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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#155 out of 223 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
81%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
85%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.21
# American Indian Students
1 Student
694 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
656 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
6 Students
1,445 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
3%
# Black Students
1 Student
1,667 Students
% Black Students
n/a
3%
# White Students
260 Students
49,806 Students
% White Students
94%
89%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
66 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
1,739 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
19
857
# Students in K Grade:
21
1,788
# Students in 1st Grade:
13
1,724
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
1,725
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
1,796
# Students in 4th Grade:
22
2,019
# Students in 5th Grade:
19
4,286
# Students in 6th Grade:
22
10,440
# Students in 7th Grade:
22
13,168
# Students in 8th Grade:
18
13,404
# Students in 9th Grade:
23
1,269
# Students in 10th Grade:
23
1,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
25
1,215
# Students in 12th Grade:
15
1,179
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,422 is higher than the state median of $21,468. The school district revenue/student has grown by 23% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,635 is less than the state median of $21,062. The school district spending/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,422
$21,468
Spending / Student
$19,635
$21,062
Best RSU 89 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Katahdin Middle/high School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
800 Station Road
Stacyville, ME 04777
(207) 365-4218
Stacyville, ME 04777
(207) 365-4218
Grades: 6-12
| 148 students
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