For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 235 students in RSU 03/MSAD 03 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 03/MSAD 03 School District have an average math proficiency score of 65% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic and 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
7 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
999 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
98 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 03/MSAD 03 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 191 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#202 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
37%
Graduation Rate
77%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
2%
3%
% Black
1%
4%
% White
93%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,171 is higher than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,850 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,171
$21,600
Spending / Student
$18,850
$21,191
Best RSU 03/MSAD 03 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mt View Middle School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
575 Mount View Road
Thorndike, ME 04986
(207) 568-7561
Thorndike, ME 04986
(207) 568-7561
Grades: 6-8
| 235 students
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