Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Calais’s public schools outscore 62% of Maine districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Calais, 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.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Calais’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 310 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Calais’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 87% and math 84% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,935 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Calais Middle/High School. 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.
What’s behind Calais’s grade
B: better than 62% of Maine school districts, #56 of 142 Maine towns. Test scores are above the Maine average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Calais, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Calais
Calais Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 250 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Calais
Calais Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Calais
Calais Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Calais
Calais Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Calais
Calais Middle/High School
Grades 7–12 · 289 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Calais’s public schools are run by Calais. 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
Calais vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Calais’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Calais | B | Calais |
| Baring plantation | — | Baring Plantation |
| Robbinston | — | Robbinston |
Every school in Calais
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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (St Croix Regional Technical Center).
Questions about Calais’s schools
Are Calais’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Maine: the public schools Calais children attend outscore 62% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #56 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Calais in?
Calais, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 539 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
What is Calais’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Calais graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.
How much does Calais spend per student?
$18,935 in Calais (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Calais families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Calais → They have their own page.
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.