Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35

Summary:

Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35 contains a single middle school, Marshwood Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This standout school is ranked 13th out of 91 middle schools in Maine, placing it in the top 15% statewide. Marshwood Middle School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, indicating strong overall performance.

Academically, Marshwood Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 75.68% in ELA, 56.85% in Math, and 65.68% in Science, compared to the state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively. The school's proficiency rates have remained relatively stable over the past two years, with only a slight decline in ELA and Science.

Additionally, Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35, the district that Marshwood Middle School is a part of, is ranked 21st out of 176 districts in Maine, placing it in the top 12% of districts statewide. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 12.47% in 2023-2024, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.7, which is lower than the state average.

District Detail

180 Depot Road
Eliot, ME 03903

(207) 439-2438

SchoolDigger Rank:
21^st of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,120

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)	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
Marshwood Middle School	Public	6-8	626 Dow Highway	Eliot	03903	York County	Regional School Unit 35/Maine School Admin District 35	No	No	No	No	(207) 439-1399	490	40	12.3	20.0%	450 (91.8%)	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	77.7	13^th of 91 public middle schools	85.7%		79.9	13^th of 92 public middle schools	85.9%		75.7	56.9	65.7	$22,448

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	2.58 mi	7
Kittery Public Schools	8.84 mi	3	87^th
York Public Schools	9.59 mi	4	14^th
Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	12.41 mi	3	37^th
Sanford Public Schools	13.28 mi	6	142^nd

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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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