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Mast Landing School

Public Grades 3-5
87th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 289 Maine Elementary Schools
Better than 70% of Maine elementary schools
Summary

Mast Landing School is an elementary school located in Freeport, Maine, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 281 students. It is part of the Regional School Unit 05 district, which is ranked 24 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mast Landing School has consistently performed well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73% of Mast Landing students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 63.84% statewide and 76.68% in the district. The school has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking 53rd out of 251 Maine elementary schools for male students and 3rd out of 18 for Hispanic students, both with 4-star ratings.

However, Mast Landing School has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 25.5% over the past few years, which may be impacting the school's overall academic performance. Additionally, the school's performance is generally stronger than the other schools in the Regional School Unit 05 district, such as Durham Community School and Pownal Elementary School, but it consistently underperforms compared to Yarmouth Elementary School, which is outside the district.

266
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,937
Per pupil spending ?
25.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 20 Mollymauk Lane
       Freeport, ME  04032

(207) 865-4561

District: Regional School Unit 05


Students who attend Mast Landing School usually attend:

Middle:    Freeport Middle School
High:    Freeport High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
84.6%
Hispanic:
4.9%
African American:
4.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Maine average (63% vs 53% meeting standards)
Above the Maine median (70th percentile)
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 11 pts below the Maine average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school63%
District avg69%
Maine avg53%
87th of 289
Maine public elementary schools ?
Top 30%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From top 20% (2015) to top 30% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Regional School Unit 05
24th of 176Regional School Unit 05 among Maine districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202571.487 of 28969.9%★★★★☆
202476.370 of 28875.7%★★★★☆
202383.454 of 29081.4%★★★★☆
202285.117 of 21091.9%★★★★★
202187.99 of 22896.1%★★★★★
201983.730 of 25888.4%★★★★☆
201887.814 of 25494.5%★★★★★
201789.511 of 25695.7%★★★★★
201687.315 of 25594.1%★★★★★
201582.356 of 28480.3%★★★★☆
201370.544 of 26183.1%★★★★☆
201266.759 of 25877.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202570.411 of 2860.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202567.886 of 25165.7%★★★☆☆
202187.43 of 9096.7%★★★★★
201982.616 of 15389.5%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202590.13 of 1883.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202557.3124 of 24850.0%★★★☆☆
201970.621 of 8274.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202582.153 of 25178.9%★★★★☆
202186.59 of 9090.0%★★★★★
201978.727 of 15382.4%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202546.5107 of 19244.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202579.631 of 15079.3%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school
White (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-20 vs school
Special Education (2025)44th percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts73%+9 vs state
Mathematics64%+15 vs state
Science25%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, January 10, 2016

Open Quote This is an excellent and innovative school. The way that teachers and parents work together for the education of the children is outstanding. Some of the bet teachers I have encountered. Close Quote





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Students at Mast Landing School are 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Mast Landing School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Freeport Middle School
High : Freeport High School

Mast Landing School ranks 87th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Mast Landing School.


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