Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17

Summary:

Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17 is a school district in Maine that serves 10 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 163 out of 176 districts in Maine and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While the district as a whole underperforms the state averages on standardized tests, a few schools stand out. Hebron Station School and Harrison Elementary have consistently outperformed the district and state on standardized tests, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Otisfield Community School has also shown strong performance, with over 50% of students proficient or better in both subjects.

The district faces challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% across all schools and significant variation in student-teacher ratios and free/reduced lunch rates among the schools. Understanding the factors that contribute to the success of the standout schools, as well as addressing the underlying issues affecting the district's overall performance, could help Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17 improve the educational outcomes for all its students.

District Detail

232 Main St
South Paris, ME 04281

(207) 743-8972

SchoolDigger Rank:
163^rd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,075

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2025)	Ranking (2024)	MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	256 Main Street	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-8914	1,010	69	14.7	52.6%	937 (92.8%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (3.1%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	8.3	115^th of 119 public high schools	3.4%	12.6	111^th of 121 public high schools	8.3%	4	48.2	31.4	12.6	$18,170
Oxford Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Pine Street	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-5946	479	39	12.2	53.4%	446 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	19.9	79^th of 91 public middle schools	13.2%	25.8	76^th of 92 public middle schools	17.4%	3	55.1	30.2	30.3	$20,496
Waterford Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	148 Valley Road	Waterford	04088	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-4418	77	8	9.2	62.3%	73 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)							(n/a)				$16,660
Hebron Station School	Public	PK, KG-6	884 Station Road	Hebron	04238	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 966-3323	103	10	10.6	32.0%	98 (95.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	31.6	227^th of 289 public elementary schools	21.5%	31	234^th of 288 public elementary schools	18.8%	7	57.1	44.6		$20,830
Paris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4 Hathaway Road	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-7802	424	33	12.8	60.1%	377 (88.9%)	5 (1.2%)	20 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	14.6	264^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.7%	27	244^th of 288 public elementary schools	15.3%	20	50.9	36.6	10.0	$21,892
Guy E Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Main Street	Norway	04268	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-5183	428	35	12.3	62.9%	377 (88.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	19.8	253^rd of 289 public elementary schools	12.5%	21.2	257^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.8%	4	49.8	44.2	8.1	$20,744
Harrison Elementary	Public	3-6	309 Naples Road	Harrison	04040	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-2357	105	8	12.6	62.9%	97 (92.4%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	34.3	217^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.9%	29.8	238^th of 288 public elementary schools	17.4%	21	58.1	46.7	26.9	$25,229
Otisfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	416 Powhattan Road	Otisfield	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 627-4208	115	11	10.7	52.2%	105 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	27.2	236^th of 289 public elementary schools	18.3%	12.5	270^th of 288 public elementary schools	6.3%	34	53.1	45.3		$20,811
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Pleasant Street	Oxford	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 539-4456	307	28	10.9	62.2%	284 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	12.9	268^th of 289 public elementary schools	7.3%	21.4	256^th of 288 public elementary schools	11.1%	12	52.5	29.2		$21,242
Agnes Gray School	Public	PK	170 Main Street	West Paris	04289	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 743-8972	27	3	10.8	63.0%	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)							(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	6.18 mi	5	94^th
Oxford-Region 11	8.26 mi	1
Regional School Unit 10	9.47 mi	10	154^th
Regional School Unit 56	14.64 mi	3	167^th
Rumford-Region 9	14.76 mi	1

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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.

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
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	256 Main Street	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-8914	1,010	69	14.7	52.6%	937 (92.8%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (3.1%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	8.3	115^th of 119 public high schools	3.4%		12.6	111^th of 121 public high schools	8.3%	4	48.2	31.4	12.6	$18,170
Oxford Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Pine Street	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-5946	479	39	12.2	53.4%	446 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	19.9	79^th of 91 public middle schools	13.2%		25.8	76^th of 92 public middle schools	17.4%	3	55.1	30.2	30.3	$20,496
Waterford Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-2	148 Valley Road	Waterford	04088	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-4418	77	8	9.2	62.3%	73 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)				$16,660
Hebron Station School	Public	PK, KG-6	884 Station Road	Hebron	04238	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 966-3323	103	10	10.6	32.0%	98 (95.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	31.6	227^th of 289 public elementary schools	21.5%		31	234^th of 288 public elementary schools	18.8%	7	57.1	44.6		$20,830
Paris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4 Hathaway Road	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-7802	424	33	12.8	60.1%	377 (88.9%)	5 (1.2%)	20 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	14.6	264^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.7%		27	244^th of 288 public elementary schools	15.3%	20	50.9	36.6	10.0	$21,892
Guy E Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-6	219 Main Street	Norway	04268	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 743-5183	428	35	12.3	62.9%	377 (88.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (3.0%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	19.8	253^rd of 289 public elementary schools	12.5%		21.2	257^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.8%	4	49.8	44.2	8.1	$20,744
Harrison Elementary	Public	3-6	309 Naples Road	Harrison	04040	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 583-2357	105	8	12.6	62.9%	97 (92.4%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	34.3	217^th of 289 public elementary schools	24.9%		29.8	238^th of 288 public elementary schools	17.4%	21	58.1	46.7	26.9	$25,229
Otisfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	416 Powhattan Road	Otisfield	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 627-4208	115	11	10.7	52.2%	105 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	27.2	236^th of 289 public elementary schools	18.3%		12.5	270^th of 288 public elementary schools	6.3%	34	53.1	45.3		$20,811
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	79 Pleasant Street	Oxford	04270	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 539-4456	307	28	10.9	62.2%	284 (92.5%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	12.9	268^th of 289 public elementary schools	7.3%		21.4	256^th of 288 public elementary schools	11.1%	12	52.5	29.2		$21,242
Agnes Gray School	Public	PK	170 Main Street	West Paris	04289	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 743-8972	27	3	10.8	63.0%	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)