Sanborn Regional School District

The Sanborn Regional School District is a small, four-school public system serving approximately 1,207 students in prekindergarten through grade 12, with schools ranging from elementary to high school and an overall 3-star, 69th-of-166 statewide district ranking. The largest school is Sanborn Regional High School, serving 448 students, while the other schools enroll about 239 to 269 students. Reported student-teacher ratios are generally favorable, ranging from 7.4 at Daniel J. Bakie School to 12.8 at the high school.

Memorial School is the strongest academic standout. Its latest ranking places it in the 79th percentile statewide, and its proficiency rates—70% in math, 61% in reading, and 47% in science—are above state averages in every subject. It also improved year over year in all three areas. Sanborn Regional Middle School is showing encouraging momentum, rising to the 59th percentile and improving its math proficiency from 35% to 46%. Its reading and science results are close to or above state averages, although eighth-grade math is a notable area to watch.

Sanborn Regional High School has a mixed profile: its 90.9% graduation rate, low dropout rate, and 61% reading proficiency are positive, but math proficiency is 21% and science proficiency is 28%, both well below state averages. This makes the transition from middle school to high school mathematics and science the district’s clearest improvement priority. Daniel J. Bakie School has favorable staffing ratios, but its available ranking information is older, so current academic performance is difficult to assess. Overall, families will find the strongest current academic results at Memorial, improving performance at the middle school, and solid graduation outcomes alongside important academic challenges at the high school.