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Schools in Appleton · Five Town Community School District, Appleton

Appleton’s public schools outscore 86% of Maine districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Appleton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 85% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
92%
▲ 8 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
90%
▲ 8 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 3–7 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.9K
▲ 6% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024 · Five Town
Students per teacher
11.3
ME 11.3
Schools in town
1
889 students on the public path
In brief

Appleton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 241 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Appleton’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Appleton runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Appleton Village School (PK–8) is Appleton’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Five Town Community School District with Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport: Camden Hills Regional H S in Rockport. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 92% and math 90% across both districts in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Five Town spends $21,908 per student and Appleton $28,007, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Appleton’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 86% of Maine school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maine average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (241)Better than 98%
Towns in Knox County (14)Better than 71%
B+A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 206 test results and a graduating class of 169 could put Appleton anywhere from B+ to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 85% of Appleton’s students in the tested grades sat them (206 in math, 205 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Appleton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Appleton Village SchoolAppletonA−
9–12Camden Hills Regional H Sin RockportA+

Appleton runs its own schools through grade 8 (Appleton). From grade 9, students attend the Five Town Community School District, shared with Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport. Its high school is in Rockport. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Appleton

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

Five Town Community School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 757 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$21,908ME $20,630 · FY2024
A
AppletonGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 132 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 7.3 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$28,007ME $20,630 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Five Town Community School District92%
State average 84.1% · 115 students tested
Math · 9–12, Five Town Community School District92%
State average 81.5% · 116 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Appleton92%
State average 84.1% · 90 students tested
Math · PK–8, Appleton87%
State average 81.5% · 90 students tested

Appleton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AppletonAAppleton PK–8 · Five Town 9–12
HopeAHope PK–8 · Five Town 9–12
SearsmontCRegional School Unit 71
Liberty—School Administrative District 03
UnionCSchool Administrative District 40

Every school in Appleton

2 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 Appletonby address
Appleton Village School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
132 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Appletonin other towns
Camden Hills Regional H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockport
A+
757 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Appleton’s schools

Are Appleton’s schools good?

By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Appleton children attend outscore 86% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Appleton in?

Two districts: Appleton runs grades PK–8, and Five Town Community School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport.

Where do Appleton kids go to high school?

Camden Hills Regional H S in Rockport, with 757 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Appleton’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Five Town Community School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Appleton spend per student?

$21,908 in Five Town Community School District and $28,007 in Appleton (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.