Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58

Summary:

Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58 contains a single middle school, Day Mountain Regional Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, placing 28th out of 96 Maine middle schools in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024, but dropping to 47th out of 91 in 2024-2025. Its academic performance has also been mixed, with proficiency rates above the district and state averages in English Language Arts, but below in Mathematics and Science in the 2024-2025 school year.

Day Mountain Regional Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (59.18% in 2023-2024), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. However, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024, which could be a concern and impact student learning.

Overall, the data provides a snapshot of Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58's sole middle school, highlighting its academic performance, student demographics, and school environment. While the school's performance has been mixed, the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and attendance concerns may be areas that require further investigation and targeted interventions to ensure the success of all students.

District Detail

1401 Rangeley Road
Phillips, ME 04966

(207) 639-2086

SchoolDigger Rank:
79^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 564

Primary Schools: 2
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
Day Mountain Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	110 N Main Street	Strong	04983	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 684-3521	141	15	9.2	69.5%	127 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.4%)	44.6	47^th of 91 public middle schools	48.4%		58.4	28^th of 92 public middle schools	69.6%	19	65.7	38.0	43.1	$28,475

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 09	17.19 mi	8	90^th
Eustis Public Schools	18.41 mi	1	38^th
Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	18.54 mi	4	124^th
Regional School Unit 78	19.34 mi	1
Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59	20.05 mi	3	141^st

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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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