Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15 is home to three elementary schools: Burchard A Dunn School, Russell School, and Memorial School. These schools serve students from the surrounding regional area.

Among the three schools, Burchard A Dunn School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in the state with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics exceed the district and state averages, and it has a lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to the other two schools in the district.

While the district as a whole appears to provide a quality education, with overall performance higher than the state average, there are some notable differences between the schools. Russell School has the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and Burchard A Dunn School has the highest student-teacher ratio. Addressing the district-wide chronic absenteeism issue and exploring the factors behind these school-level differences could lead to valuable insights and improvements for the Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15.

District Detail

14 Shaker Road
Gray, ME 04039

(207) 657-9201

SchoolDigger Rank:
80^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,825

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Memorial School	Public	K-2	86 Intervale Road	New Gloucester	04260	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 926-4322	172	16	10.6	41.3%	160 (93.0%)	4 (2.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)			$24,391
Russell School	Public	K-2	8 Gray Park	Gray	04039	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15	No	No	No	No	(207) 657-4929	211	19	11.1	37.0%	186 (88.2%)	9 (4.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)			$25,134
Burchard A Dunn School	Public	PK, KG-4	667 Morse Road	New Gloucester	04260	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 657-5050	350	27	13.1	38.0%	324 (92.6%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	84.4	43^rd of 289 public elementary schools	85.1%		66.7	106^th of 288 public elementary schools	63.2%	63	73.3	71.1	$20,787

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences	1.3 mi	1	130^th
Regional School Unit 14	5.33 mi	6	101^st
Regional School Unit 05	7.75 mi	6	24^th
Regional School Unit 51/Maine School Admin District 51	8.63 mi	4	9^th
Yarmouth Schools	10.38 mi	4	5^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.

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.