Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 04

Summary:

Regional School Unit 04 in Maine contains a single middle school, Oak Hill Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranking as high as 51st out of 92 middle schools in 2023-2024 and as low as 85th out of 96 in 2022-2023.

Oak Hill Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests, is generally lower than the state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 62.94% in ELA, 32.15% in math, and 28.25% in science, compared to the state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 38.9% in 2023-2024, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the same year.

The data suggests that Regional School Unit 04 and Oak Hill Middle School may need to focus on improving academic outcomes, particularly in mathematics and science, and addressing the challenges related to student demographics and chronic absenteeism. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to help the school improve its overall performance and outcomes.

District Detail

971 Gardiner Road
Wales, ME 04280

(207) 375-4273

SchoolDigger Rank:
159^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,269

Primary Schools: 3
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
Oak Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Ball Park Road	Sabattus	04280	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	No	(207) 375-6961	380	29	13.0	50.8%	357 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	29.4	69^th of 91 public middle schools	24.2%		42.5	51^st of 92 public middle schools	44.6%	18	62.9	32.2	28.3	$20,659

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	7.21 mi	7	36^th
Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	7.81 mi	6	72^nd
Regional School Unit 02	8.22 mi	8	56^th
Richmond Public Schools	8.23 mi	3
Lisbon Public Schools	9.73 mi	3	104^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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