Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45

Summary:

Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45 contains two schools: Washburn District Elementary School and Washburn District High School. The district is ranked 98th out of 176 districts in Maine, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washburn District High School appears to be the standout school in the district, ranking 44th out of 119 Maine high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The high school has a higher graduation rate of 87.8% and outperforms the elementary school and district average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, both schools struggle with Science proficiency, and the district as a whole underperforms compared to state averages.

Both Washburn District Elementary School and Washburn District High School have high chronic absenteeism rates of 23.4%, which may be contributing to the overall academic performance of the district. The high school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9:1 compared to the elementary school's 10.4:1, which could also be a factor in its better performance. Overall, the Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45 appears to have room for improvement in providing quality education to its students.

District Detail

33 School Street
Washburn, ME 04786

(207) 455-8301

SchoolDigger Rank:
98^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 271

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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
Washburn District High School	Public	9-12	1359 Main Street	Washburn	04786	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45	No	No	No	No	(207) 455-4501	91	8	11.9	50.5%	82 (90.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	46.8	44^th of 119 public high schools	63.0%		37.2	70^th of 121 public high schools	42.1%	26	66.7	44.4		$24,765
Washburn District Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	33 School Street	Washburn	04786	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 45/Maine School Admin District 45	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 455-4504	180	17	10.6	61.7%	164 (91.1%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	38.2	206^th of 289 public elementary schools	28.7%		31.3	233^rd of 288 public elementary schools	19.1%	27	64.0	44.7	18.4	$22,865

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Woodland Public Schools	6.17 mi	1	75^th
Regional School Unit 39	7.46 mi	4	117^th
Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01	7.63 mi	6	85^th
Education in Unorganized Terr	13.71 mi	3	129^th
Regional School Unit 86/Maine School Admin District 20	14.8 mi	2	53^rd

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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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