Deer Isle-Stonington Csd School District

251 N. Deer Isle Road Unit 1
Deer Isle, ME 04627
(District boundaries shown in map)
: 
3/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 249 students in Deer Isle-Stonington Csd 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 Deer Isle-Stonington Csd School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% 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
2 Schools
202 Schools
# Students
343 Students
54,618 Students
# Teachers
39 Teachers
5,113 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Deer Isle-Stonington Csd 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 70% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (ME)
#138 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓

39%
49%

Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓

80-84%
84%

Showing 2012–2022. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓

40-44%
37%
70%
87.3%

Showing 2013–2023. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓

(2022-23)
32.1%
28.5%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.06
0.25

Showing 2014–2023. Full 30-year historical data available below ↓

% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
2%
3%
% Black
n/a
4%

Showing 1999–2022. Full 29-year historical data available below ↓

% White
97%
87%

Showing 2014–2023. Full 30-year historical data available below ↓

% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $20,041 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,146. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,994 is less than the state median of $22,012. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (ME)
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$3,685 MM

Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓

Spending
$8 MM
$3,663 MM

Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓

Revenue / Student
$20,041
$22,146

Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓

Spending / Student
$21,994
$22,012

Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓

Best Deer Isle-Stonington Csd School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Deer Isle-stonington Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
249 North Deer Isle Rd
Deer Isle, ME 04627
(207) 348-6301
Gr: PK-8 | 249 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 4%

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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: K-12
  • Enrollment: 343 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 3%
  • : 70% (Btm 50% in ME)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 39% (Btm 50%)
  • : 80-84% (Btm 50%)
  • : 40-44% (Top 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), ME Dept. of Education

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