For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 529 students in Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Administrative District 72. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Administrative District 72 have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% 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
3 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
707 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
72 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Administrative District 72, 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#127 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
84%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
37%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)90-94%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
4%
3%
% Black
1%
4%
% White
93%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,893 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 $29,946 is higher than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,893
$21,600
Spending / Student
$29,946
$21,191
Best Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Administrative District 72 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Molly Ockett School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
25 Molly Ockett Drive
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2401
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2401
Gr: PK-8 | 529 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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