High Schools in Regional School Unit 24

Summary:

Regional School Unit 24 in Maine contains a single high school, Sumner Memorial High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years and ranks in the top half of Maine high schools, placing 42nd out of 119 schools in 2024-2025 and 42nd out of 121 schools in 2023-2024. While the school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, it has room for improvement in Mathematics and Science.

Sumner Memorial High School boasts a strong 87.8% four-year graduation rate, but also faces a 23.4% chronic absenteeism rate. Academically, the school's students perform better than the district and state in English Language Arts, with 73.91% proficient or better, compared to 62.31% and 63.84%, respectively. However, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 50% is higher than the district's 42.2% but lower than the state's 49.38%. In Science, the school's proficiency rate of 22.45% trails both the district's 28.4% and the state's 36.18%.

With a relatively small student population of 246 and a favorable 10.2 student-teacher ratio, Regional School Unit 24 serves a community where 35.37% of Sumner Memorial High School students receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a lower socioeconomic status that may impact academic performance. Overall, Sumner Memorial High School appears to be a solid performer within its district, with strengths in English Language Arts and areas for improvement in Mathematics and Science.

District Detail

2165 US Highway 1
Sullivan, ME 04664

(207) 422-2017

SchoolDigger Rank:
99^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 718

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
Sumner Memorial High School	Public	9-12	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	No	No	No	(207) 422-3510	214	20	10.5	50.5%	185 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	47.3	42^nd of 119 public high schools	64.7%		51.1	42^nd of 121 public high schools	65.3%		73.9	50.0	22.5	$27,234

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellsworth Public Schools	0.03 mi	3	77^th
Surry Public Schools	5.68 mi	1	31^st
Otis Public Schools	6.96 mi	1	143^rd
Lamoine Public Schools	8.86 mi	1	8^th
Trenton Public Schools	9.45 mi	1	33^rd

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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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