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Schools in Brooks · School Administrative District 03

Brooks’s public schools score below 95% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Brooks’s districts is 67%, below the Maine average (84%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brooks, 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 97% 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
67%
▼ 17 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
▼ 16 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 0% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
573 students on the public path
In brief

Brooks’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 67% of tested students were proficient in reading and 65% in math, against 84% and 82% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine (the state reports Brooks’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,555 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Mt View Middle School, then Mt View High School. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brooks’s grade

D− Test scoresC+ Graduation

D: better than 5% of Maine school districts. Both inputs trail the Maine average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (285)Better than 5%
Towns in Waldo County (24)Better than 0%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 504 test results and a graduating class of 78 could put Brooks anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Brooks’s students in the tested grades sat them (510 in math, 499 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Morse Memorial SchoolSchool Administrative District 03D
6–8Mt View Middle Schoolin ThorndikeC−
9–12Mt View High Schoolin ThorndikeB+

Brooks’s public schools are run by School Administrative District 03, which also serves Freedom, Jackson, Knox and Liberty and others. 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.

School Administrative District 03Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 983 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$20,555ME $20,630 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 84.1% · 499 students tested
Math65%
State average 81.5% · 510 students tested

Brooks vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrooksDSchool Administrative District 03
Knox—School Administrative District 03
Monroe—School Administrative District 03
Waldo—School Administrative District 03
Jackson—School Administrative District 03

All 4 neighbors share School Administrative District 03 with Brooks, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Brooks

3 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 Brooksby address
Morse Memorial School
Elementary · Grades K–5
D
70 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Brooksin other towns
Mt View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thorndike
C−
232 students12:1Rate it →
Mt View High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Thorndike
B+
271 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Brooks’s schools

Are Brooks’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brooks children attend score below 95% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brooks in?

School Administrative District 03, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 983 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Brooks kids go to high school?

Mt View High School in Thorndike, with 271 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Brooks’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in School Administrative District 03 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Brooks spend per student?

$20,555 in School Administrative District 03 (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Brooks families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.