Best Public Schools in Dexter, ME

Summary:

The city of Dexter, Maine is home to two schools: Ridge View Community School, an elementary school, and Dexter Regional High School. While Dexter Regional High School is a relatively strong performer, ranking in the top third of Maine high schools, Ridge View Community School has struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Maine elementary schools.

Dexter Regional High School outperforms the district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). The school also has a strong 87.8% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, Ridge View Community School lags behind the district and state averages in proficiency rates for all three subjects.

Both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates exceeding 23%. Ridge View Community School also has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (66.37%) compared to Dexter Regional High School (50%). The data suggests that Ridge View Community School could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address its academic performance and chronic absenteeism issues.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Dexter Regional High School	Public	9-12	12 Abbott Hill Rd	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	No	(207) 924-5536	277	21	13.2	71.8%	261 (94.2%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49	40^th of 119 public high schools	66.4%		36.4	73^rd of 121 public high schools	39.7%	33	61.8	50.0	39.3	$19,512
Ridge View Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	175 Fern Road	Dexter	04930	Penobscot County	Maine School Admin District 46	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 924-6000	528	54	9.7	76.5%	502 (95.1%)	12 (2.3%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.2	257^th of 289 public elementary schools	11.1%		25.6	248^th of 288 public elementary schools	13.9%	9	53.5	35.2	21.0	$19,929

Cities Near Dexter

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newport	9.92 mi	3	240^th
Charleston	10.54 mi	1
Guilford	11.06 mi	2	247^th
Dover Foxcroft	11.98 mi	2	167^th
Hartland	12.36 mi	1	154^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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