Best Public Schools in Sullivan, ME

Summary:

The city of Sullivan, Maine is home to three schools serving grades K-12: Sumner Memorial High School, Sumner Middle School, and Mountain View School. These schools are part of the Regional School Unit 24 district, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating overall underperformance compared to the state average.

Among the three schools, Sumner Memorial High School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 42nd out of 119 Maine high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% and outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency. In contrast, Sumner Middle School is the lowest-ranked school, ranking 76th out of 91 Maine middle schools and receiving a 1-star rating.

The elementary school, Mountain View School, also shows promise, ranking 135th out of 288 Maine elementary schools and outperforming the district and state averages in Mathematics proficiency. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.5, the lowest among the three schools. However, all three schools in Sullivan have high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 35.37% to 46.99%, indicating significant economic challenges faced by the student population.

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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
Sumner Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 422-3510	214	20	10.5	50.5%	185 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	47.3	42^nd of 119 public high schools	64.7%		51.1	42^nd of 121 public high schools	65.3%		73.9	50.0	22.5	$27,234
Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-5	542 Bert Gray Road	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 422-3200	152	17	8.9	57.2%	136 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (3.9%)	37.5	210^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.3%		56.5	135^th of 288 public elementary schools	53.1%	75	52.7	54.1		$31,182
Sumner Middle School	Public	6-8	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 422-3510	147	16	9.0	57.8%	133 (90.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	24.2	76^th of 91 public middle schools	16.5%		18.2	85^th of 92 public middle schools	7.6%	9	59.2	21.0	38.3	$26,114

Cities Near Sullivan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hancock	0.8 mi	2	162^nd
Lamoine	6.43 mi	2	10^th
Trenton	8.58 mi	1	54^th
Ellsworth	9.16 mi	6	124^th
Eastbrook	10.27 mi	1	148^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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