Best Public Schools in Rumford, ME

Summary:

The city of Rumford, Maine is home to two schools: Mountain Valley High School and Rumford Elementary, both part of the Regional School Unit 10 district. While Mountain Valley High School appears to be the stronger performing school, with higher statewide rankings, better test scores, and a higher graduation rate, Rumford Elementary is struggling, ranking 282 out of 288 Maine elementary schools.

Mountain Valley High School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and science, but both schools struggle with math proficiency, scoring well below the state average. The high free/reduced lunch rates at both schools, 66.82% at Mountain Valley High School and 81.33% at Rumford Elementary, suggest the Rumford community faces significant economic challenges that may be impacting student performance.

The difference in student-teacher ratios, with Rumford Elementary having a lower ratio of 10:1 compared to 13:1 at Mountain Valley High School, may be a contributing factor to the performance gap between the two schools. Addressing the economic challenges faced by the community and targeting interventions to improve math proficiency could be crucial in enhancing educational outcomes for students in Rumford.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MEA English Language Arts (2024)	MEA Mathematics (2024)	MEA Science (2024)	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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Rumford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	121 Lincoln Avenue	Rumford	04276	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-8155	241	24	10.0	81.3%	202 (83.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	3.2	282^nd of 288 public elementary schools	2.1%		10.8	280^th of 290 public elementary schools	3.4%	2	39.3	22.9		$22,353
Mountain Valley High School	Public	9-12	799 Hancock Street	Rumford	04276	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	No	(207) 364-4547	422	32	13.0	66.8%	374 (88.6%)	13 (3.1%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	37.8	69^th of 121 public high schools	43.0%		33.2	81^st of 123 public high schools	34.1%	12	69.3	27.3	30.0	$20,209

Cities Near Rumford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mexico	1.31 mi	3	254^th
Dixfield	4.99 mi	4	259^th
Peru	5.17 mi	2	251^st
Bryant Pond	11.2 mi	1	43^rd
Andover	11.43 mi	2	109^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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