For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 210 students in RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 87% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Asian), 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
474 Students
54,618 Students
# Teachers
43 Teachers
5,113 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District, which is ranked within the top 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 85% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#84 out of 189 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
87%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
37%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)85%
86%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)11.8%
28.5%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.25
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
n/a
3%
% Black
n/a
4%
% White
97%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,215 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,739. The school district revenue/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,932 is less than the state median of $21,327. The school district spending/student has grown by 31% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,215
$21,739
Spending / Student
$18,932
$21,327
Best RSU 80/MSAD 04 School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Piscataquis Community Secondary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
9 Campus Drive
Guilford, ME 04443
(207) 876-4625
Guilford, ME 04443
(207) 876-4625
Gr: 7-12 | 210 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 4%
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