Best Public Schools in Mexico, ME

Summary:

The city of Mexico, Maine is home to two public schools: Mountain Valley Middle School and Meroby Elementary School, both of which serve students in the Regional School Unit 10 district. Unfortunately, the data indicates that these schools are consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages.

Mountain Valley Middle School has ranked in the bottom 10% of middle schools in Maine over the past three years, with test scores significantly below state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 72.75%.

Similarly, Meroby Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of elementary schools in Maine, with test scores below state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 69.29%. Both schools serve a significant population of students from low-income families, which may be a contributing factor to their underperformance.

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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
Mountain Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Highland Terrace	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-7926	376	32	11.9	77.4%	336 (89.4%)	8 (2.1%)	17 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	9.3	90^th of 91 public middle schools	1.1%		14	87^th of 92 public middle schools	5.4%	3	50.6	18.5	22.2	$20,235
Meroby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21 Cross Street	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-3714	256	21	12.1	79.3%	228 (89.1%)	6 (2.3%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	4.8	282^nd of 289 public elementary schools	2.4%		18.5	262^nd of 288 public elementary schools	9.0%	20	36.3	29.7		$22,161

Cities Near Mexico

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rumford	0.7 mi	2	241^st
Dixfield	4.25 mi	4	264^th
Peru	4.74 mi	2	250^th
Andover	11.77 mi	2	115^th
Bryant Pond	12.09 mi	1	126^th

See the top ME Maine cities

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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