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Schools in Alton

Alton’s public schools

Regional School Unit 34 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
81%
2021–22
Math proficiency
81%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 13% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
ME 11.3
Schools in town
1
1,337 students on the public path
In brief

Alton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Alton’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Old Town High School places highest (better than 87%); Leonard Middle School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Alton Elementary SchoolRegional School Unit 34C+
3–5Old Town Elementary Schoolin Old TownC+
6–8Leonard Middle Schoolin Old TownC
9–12Old Town High Schoolin Old TownA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 34.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Regional School Unit 34Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,369 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$17,859ME $20,630 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading81%
State average 84.1% · 616 students tested
Math81%
State average 81.5% · 616 students tested

Alton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Alton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alton—Regional School Unit 34
Old TownC−Regional School Unit 34
HudsonCSchool Administrative District 64
Lagrange—School Administrative District 41
BradfordCSchool Administrative District 64

Every school in Alton

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Altonby address
Alton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
C+
40 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Altonin other towns
Old Town Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Old Town
C+
488 students10:1Rate it →
Leonard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Old Town
C
278 students11:1Rate it →
Old Town High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Old Town
A
531 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Alton’s schools

Are Alton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alton. Regional School Unit 34 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alton in?

Regional School Unit 34.

Where do Alton kids go to high school?

Old Town High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.