High Schools in Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40

Summary:

Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40 contains a single high school, Medomak Valley High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 20th to 67th out of Maine's high schools. While the school had strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science in 2023-2024, these scores declined the following year, with the largest drop in English Language Arts.

Medomak Valley High School faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a significant portion of its student population (46.43%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.9 is relatively low, which may be a positive factor in supporting student learning.

Overall, Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40 has a single high school, Medomak Valley High School, whose performance has been variable in recent years. The school faces some challenges related to student attendance and socioeconomic factors, which may be impacting academic outcomes. Further analysis would be needed to fully understand the drivers of the school's performance and identify areas for improvement.

District Detail

1070 Heald Highway
Union, ME 04862

(207) 785-2277

SchoolDigger Rank:
82^nd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,761

Primary Schools: 5
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
Medomak Valley High School	Public	9-12	320 Manktown Road	Waldoboro	04572	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 832-5380	561	42	13.5	51.5%	527 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	37.1	67^th of 119 public high schools	43.7%		56.4	29^th of 121 public high schools	76.0%	38	51.2	46.5	39.8	$21,960

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 13	4.72 mi	8	58^th
St George Public Schools	6.06 mi	1	46^th
Great Salt Bay Central School District	9.63 mi	1	60^th
Nobleboro Public Schools	9.95 mi	1	25^th
Bristol Public Schools	10.28 mi	1	4^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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