Regional School Unit 21

Summary:

Regional School Unit 21 in Maine is a high-performing school district with 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district is known for its exceptional academic performance, with several standout schools that consistently rank among the top in the state.

The Kennebunkport Consolidated School is a top-performing elementary school, ranking #3 out of 288 schools in 2023-2024 and #17 out of 289 schools in 2024-2025. It boasts exceptional test scores, with 91.76% proficiency in ELA and 81.18% proficiency in Math for 2024-2025, and a low free and reduced lunch rate of 5.21%, indicating a relatively affluent student population. The Middle School of the Kennebunks is also a standout, ranking #3 out of 91 Maine middle schools in 2024-2025 and #5 out of 92 in 2023-2024, with strong test scores. At the high school level, Kennebunk High School ranks #6 out of 119 Maine high schools in 2024-2025 and #7 out of 121 in 2023-2024, with a high 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% and impressive test scores.

Overall, the Regional School Unit 21 district is providing a quality education to its students, as evidenced by the strong academic performance of its schools. While the district has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population, the chronic absenteeism rate across all schools is higher than the state average, which is an area the district may want to address.

District Detail

177 Alewive Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043

(207) 985-1100

SchoolDigger Rank:
10^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,262

Primary Schools: 4
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
Mildred L Day School	Public	K-5	600 Limerick Road	Arundel	04046	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 284-4677	224	20	11.3	23.2%	198 (88.4%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.8%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	91.4	21^st of 289 public elementary schools	92.7%		80.6	51^st of 288 public elementary schools	82.3%	30	87.0	80.6	38.9	$27,519
Kennebunk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	177 Alewive Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-4402	378	32	11.9	15.3%	345 (91.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								(n/a)				$25,507
Kennebunk High School	Public	9-12	89 Fletcher Street	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1110	683	59	11.6	18.0%	625 (91.5%)	8 (1.2%)	23 (3.4%)	10 (1.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	89.3	6^th of 119 public high schools	95.0%		86	7^th of 121 public high schools	94.2%	1	78.5	67.4	58.1	$27,394
Middle School of the Kennebunks	Public	6-8	60 Thompson Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 467-8004	470	47	9.9	17.2%	431 (91.7%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	93.6	3^rd of 91 public middle schools	96.7%		94.1	5^th of 92 public middle schools	94.6%	2	82.8	73.0	63.0	$28,188
Kennebunkport Consolidated School	Public	K-5	25 School Street	Kennebunkport	04046	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 967-2121	199	20	10.0	12.6%	181 (91.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	93.2	17^th of 289 public elementary schools	94.1%		97.4	3^rd of 288 public elementary schools	99.0%	14	91.8	81.2	40.0	$31,110
Sea Road School	Public	3-5	29 Sea Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 985-1105	308	24	12.6	15.3%	268 (87.0%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	88.8	32^nd of 289 public elementary schools	88.9%		87.8	34^th of 288 public elementary schools	88.2%	2	79.2	85.1	39.1	$26,250

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Biddeford Public Schools	3.99 mi	6	147^th
Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	5.6 mi	7	108^th
Regional School Unit 23	6.12 mi	8
Saco Public Schools	6.13 mi	5
Dayton Public Schools	7.43 mi	1	145^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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Regional School Unit 21

District Detail

Middle School of the Kennebunks

Kennebunkport Consolidated School

Mildred L Day School

Kennebunk High School

Sea Road School

Kennebunk Elementary School

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