High Schools in Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57

Summary:

Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57 contains a single high school, Massabesic High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance metrics, such as test scores and graduation rates, are generally below the district and state averages, and its statewide ranking has been in the bottom half of Maine high schools for the past few years.

Massabesic High School had a 87.8% four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year, slightly below the state average. The school also had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, significantly higher than the state average. In terms of academic performance, Massabesic High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (31.72%), Mathematics (37.89%), and Science (34.66%) were all lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school had a higher percentage of students (31.85%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the state average.

The data suggests that Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57 is home to a relatively low-performing high school, with declining academic metrics and high rates of chronic absenteeism. Further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve student outcomes at Massabesic High School.

District Detail

86 West Road
Waterboro, ME 04087

(207) 247-3221

SchoolDigger Rank:
108^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,867

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
Massabesic High School	Public	9-12	88 West Road	Waterboro	04087	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	No	(207) 247-3141	867	64	13.5	40.6%	817 (94.2%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	21.3	100^th of 119 public high schools	16.0%		11.7	112^th of 121 public high schools	7.4%	12	31.7	37.9	34.7	$19,447

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sanford Public Schools	5.94 mi	6	142^nd
Regional School Unit 23	6.58 mi	8
Dayton Public Schools	6.61 mi	1	145^th
Acton Public Schools	8.94 mi	1	128^th
Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	9.24 mi	8	107^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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