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Elementary Schools in Regional School Unit 09

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At a glance

DistrictRegional School Unit 0990^th of 176 Maine districtsFull district overview →

Schools

1,048

Students

Top rankedAcademy Hill School117^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cape Cod Hill Elementary School up 92 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gerald D Cushing School 8.4 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Regional School Unit 09 in Maine is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. These schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with some standouts that are worth highlighting for parents in the area.

The top-performing school in the district is Academy Hill School, which ranked 117th out of 289 Maine elementary schools in 2024-2025. This school boasts the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (74.62%) and Mathematics (55.38%) compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. Meanwhile, Cape Cod Hill Elementary School ranks 126th and has the highest proficiency rates in Mathematics (65.48%) and Science (27.59%) across the district.

While the schools share a consistent chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average, there is significant variation in other key metrics. The free/reduced lunch rates range from 46.53% at Gerald D Cushing School to 59.85% at Cascade Brook School. The student-teacher ratios also vary, from 9.2 at Gerald D Cushing School to 11.6 at Academy Hill School. These differences suggest opportunities for the district to learn from its top-performing schools and implement strategies to improve academic outcomes across all its elementary schools.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Cape Cod Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Cape Cod Hill Rd	New Sharon	04955	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 778-3031	169	16	10.3	60.9%	161 (95.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	61.1	126^th of 289 public elementary schools	56.4%		36.5	218^th of 288 public elementary schools	24.3%	92	64.3	65.5	27.6	$20,894
Gerald D Cushing School	Public	PK, KG-1	21 Cushing Dr	Wilton	04294	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 645-2442	101	12	8.4	52.5%	97 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)				$22,554
W G Mallett School	Public	PK, KG-2	116 Middle Street	Farmington	04938	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 778-3529	303	30	10.0	62.7%	277 (91.4%)	7 (2.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)								(n/a)				$20,439
Academy Hill School	Public	2-5	585 Depot St	Wilton	04294	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 645-4488	178	17	10.5	64.6%	169 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	62.6	117^th of 289 public elementary schools	59.5%		53.2	151^st of 288 public elementary schools	47.6%	34	74.6	55.4	20.0	$18,485
Cascade Brook School	Public	3-5	162 Learning Ln	Farmington	04938	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 778-4821	297	25	12.1	59.6%	274 (92.3%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	51.1	163^rd of 289 public elementary schools	43.6%		34.8	223^rd of 288 public elementary schools	22.6%	60	61.6	59.3	24.0	$19,842

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 73	10.45 mi	4	156^th
Regional School Unit 58/Maine School Admin District 58	12.95 mi	4	79^th
Regional School Unit 38	14.48 mi	6	54^th
Regional School Unit 74/Maine School Admin District 74	16.02 mi	4	124^th
Fayette Public Schools	16.62 mi	1	162^nd

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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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