For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 176 students in RSU 45/MSAD 45 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 45/MSAD 45 School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Black and 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
205 Schools
# Students
259 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 45/MSAD 45 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#199 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)32%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
70-74%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
37%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥90%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.24
% American Indian
2%
1%
% Asian
2%
1%
% Hispanic
2%
3%
% Black
3%
4%
% White
90%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,479 is higher than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,251 is higher than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,479
$21,600
Spending / Student
$22,251
$21,191
Best RSU 45/MSAD 45 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Washburn District Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
33 School Street
Washburn, ME 04786
(207) 455-4504
Washburn, ME 04786
(207) 455-4504
Grades: PK-8
| 176 students
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