For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 562 students in Maine School Administrative District 46. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Maine School Administrative District 46 have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 81% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% 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
3 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
832 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Maine School Administrative District 46, 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 82% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#149 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
81%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
37%
Graduation Rate
82%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.24
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
1%
3%
% Black
2%
4%
% White
95%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,679 is higher 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 $21,751 is higher than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,679
$21,600
Spending / Student
$21,751
$21,191
Best Maine School Administrative District 46 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ridge View Community School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
175 Fern Road, Suite 1
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-6000
Gr: PK-8 | 562 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 4%
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