Regional School Unit 05

Summary:

Regional School Unit 05 in Maine is home to 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools that rank among the best in the state.

Freeport High School is the district's top-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 10 high schools in Maine. It boasts a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and impressive test scores, with 74.15% of students proficient or better in ELA and 58.78% in math for the 2024-2025 school year. Freeport Middle School is also a standout, ranking 2nd out of 91 Maine middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year with 80.71% of students proficient or better in ELA and 76.43% in math.

Another exceptional school in the district is Pownal Elementary School, a small school with just 89 students that has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Maine, ranking 2nd out of 288 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and 13th out of 289 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. It has a 5-star rating and impressive test scores, with 81.63% of students proficient or better in ELA and 75.51% in math for the 2024-2025 school year.

District Detail

17 West Street
Freeport, ME 04032

(207) 865-0928

SchoolDigger Rank:
24^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,001

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
Durham Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	654 Hallowell Road	Durham	04222	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 353-9333	469	43	11.0	16.4%	431 (91.9%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	85	42^nd of 289 public elementary schools	85.5%		81.1	49^th of 288 public elementary schools	83.0%	7	76.6	70.0	44.2	$22,761
Freeport High School	Public	9-12	30 Holbrook Street	Freeport	04032	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	No	(207) 865-4706	593	49	12.2	21.8%	516 (87.0%)	23 (3.9%)	12 (2.0%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	81.2	12^th of 119 public high schools	89.9%		84.3	8^th of 121 public high schools	93.4%	4	74.2	58.8	59.3	$21,478
Morse Street School	Public	PK, KG-2	21 Morse Street	Freeport	04032	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 865-6361	288	30	9.5	24.0%	236 (81.9%)	7 (2.4%)	30 (10.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)				$21,981
Pownal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	587 Elmwood Road	Pownal	04069	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	No	(207) 688-4832	97	12	8.4	13.4%	87 (89.7%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	94	13^th of 289 public elementary schools	95.5%		98	2^nd of 288 public elementary schools	99.3%	11	81.6	75.5	62.5	$30,187
Freeport Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Kendall Lane	Freeport	04032	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	No	(207) 865-6051	288	29	10.1	22.2%	252 (87.5%)	14 (4.9%)	10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	94.2	2^nd of 91 public middle schools	97.8%		92.6	7^th of 92 public middle schools	92.4%	5	80.7	76.4	70.7	$28,043
Mast Landing School	Public	3-5	20 Mollymauk Lane	Freeport	04032	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 865-4561	266	26	10.1	25.2%	225 (84.6%)	12 (4.5%)	13 (4.9%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	71.4	87^th of 289 public elementary schools	69.9%		76.3	70^th of 288 public elementary schools	75.7%	17	73.0	64.1	25.3	$21,721

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lisbon Public Schools	3.49 mi	3	104^th
Acadia Academy	7.58 mi	1	150^th
Brunswick-Region 10	7.94 mi	1
Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15	8.16 mi	5	80^th
Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	8.16 mi	7	36^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 05

District Detail

Freeport Middle School

Pownal Elementary School

Durham Community School

Freeport High School

Mast Landing School

Morse Street School

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