Photo: Anewt72690 · CC BY-SA 3.0Blue Hill’s public schools outscore 73% of Maine districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Blue Hill, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Blue Hill’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 293 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Blue Hill’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 87% and math 87% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,838 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
George Stevens Academy (private), The Bay School (private) and Blue Hill Harbor School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Blue Hill’s grade
B+: better than 73% of Maine school districts, #35 of 142 Maine towns. Test scores are above the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Blue Hill, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Blue Hill
Blue Hill Consolidated School
Grades PK–8 · 256 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Blue Hill’s public schools are run by Blue Hill. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Blue Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Blue Hill’s borders.
Every school in Blue Hill
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).
Questions about Blue Hill’s schools
Are Blue Hill’s schools good?
By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Blue Hill children attend outscore 73% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #35 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Blue Hill in?
Blue Hill, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 256 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Blue Hill spend per student?
$12,838 in Blue Hill (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Blue Hill?
Yes: George Stevens Academy (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 311 students), The Bay School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 107 students) and Blue Hill Harbor School (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 28 students).
Parents talk
What Blue Hill families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Blue Hill → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.