Best Public Schools in Thorndike, ME

Summary:

The city of Thorndike, Maine is home to 3 schools serving grades K-12: Mt View High School, Mt View Middle School, and Mt View Elementary School. These schools are part of the Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03.

Among the 3 schools, Mt View High School stands out as the highest-ranked, at 66th out of 121 Maine high schools. It also has a relatively strong 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% and outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency. In contrast, Mt View Elementary School has the lowest student-teacher ratio of 9.3 and a higher Mathematics proficiency rate compared to the district and state, despite its low statewide ranking.

However, the schools in Thorndike face significant challenges, with all 3 having consistently low statewide rankings and high chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4%, well above the state average. Additionally, the schools serve a population with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.95% at Mt View High School to 59.62% at Mt View Elementary School. Despite these challenges, the data suggests that there are pockets of success, such as the higher Mathematics proficiency at Mt View Elementary School and the relatively strong English Language Arts proficiency at Mt View High School, which could be leveraged to drive improvement across the district.

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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
Mt View High School	Public	9-12	577 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-3255	291	25	11.5	54.0%	280 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	38.8	66^th of 121 public high schools	45.5%		11.5	116^th of 123 public high schools	5.7%	50	67.1	37.7	27.5	$24,239
Mt View Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-7561	235	22	10.9	58.7%	217 (92.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	28	72^nd of 92 public middle schools	21.7%		13.2	93^rd of 96 public middle schools	3.1%	21	59.2	28.8	40.3	$23,344
Mt View Elementary School	Public	K-5	573 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 568-7541	213	23	9.3	59.6%	196 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	9.6	275^th of 288 public elementary schools	4.5%		5	283^rd of 290 public elementary schools	2.4%	8	37.5	34.3	17.1	$21,858

Cities Near Thorndike

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Unity	4.96 mi	2	140^th
Troy	5.87 mi	1	262^nd
Brooks	5.94 mi	1	269^th
Albion	10.27 mi	1	66^th
Morrill	10.6 mi	2

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.