Best Public Schools in Raymond, ME

Summary:

The city of Raymond, Maine is home to two schools - Raymond Elementary School and Jordan-Small Middle School, both part of the Regional School Unit 14 district. While both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, the data suggests that Jordan-Small Middle School is the stronger performing institution in the area.

Jordan-Small Middle School has consistently ranked higher than Raymond Elementary in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings over the past three school years, placing in the top 30 middle schools in Maine in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024. The middle school also boasts higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in English Language Arts, and respectable math proficiency rates as well. In contrast, Raymond Elementary School has lower proficiency rates than the district and state in both English Language Arts and Math.

Other key differences between the two schools include enrollment, with Jordan-Small Middle having 184 students compared to 280 at Raymond Elementary. Jordan-Small Middle also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.8, compared to 11.1 at Raymond Elementary. Additionally, Jordan-Small Middle has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 23.37%, versus 17.5% at Raymond Elementary. These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two institutions and warrant further investigation to identify areas for improvement at Raymond Elementary School.

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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
Jordan-Small Middle School	Public	5-8	423 Webb's Mills Road	Raymond	04071	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 14	No	No	No	No	(207) 655-4743	181	19	9.3	31.5%	167 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	40.1	50^th of 91 public middle schools	45.1%		65.7	23^rd of 92 public middle schools	75.0%	27	66.1	40.2	30.9	$25,194
Raymond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	434 Webbs Mills Road	Raymond	04071	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 14	No	No	No	No	(207) 655-8672	275	28	9.7	26.2%	242 (88.0%)	7 (2.5%)	13 (4.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	36.6	212^th of 289 public elementary schools	26.6%		45.1	185^th of 288 public elementary schools	35.8%	27	62.1	42.1		$25,085

Cities Near Raymond

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gray	4.6 mi	4	173^rd
Windham	5.69 mi	4	135^th
Naples	7.1 mi	4	229^th
Casco	7.5 mi	1	121^st
New Gloucester	9.08 mi	2	39^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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