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Schools in Cambridge

Cambridge’s public schools

School Administrative District 04 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cambridge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
87%
2021–22
Math proficiency
84%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 12% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
474 students on the public path
In brief

Cambridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cambridge’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Piscataquis Community Secondary School places highest (better than 67%); Piscataquis Community Elementary lowest (57%). 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 Cambridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Piscataquis Community Elementaryin GuilfordB
7–12Piscataquis Community Secondary Schoolin GuilfordB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 04.

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 04Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 474 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$18,222ME $20,630 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading87%
State average 84.1% · 239 students tested
Math84%
State average 81.5% · 245 students tested

Cambridge vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cambridge—School Administrative District 04
Ripley—School Administrative District 46
Wellington—School Administrative District 04
Harmony—Harmony
Parkman—School Administrative District 04

2 of the 4 neighbors share School Administrative District 04 with Cambridge, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cambridge

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).

Also serving Cambridgein other towns
Piscataquis Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Guilford
B
264 students12:1Rate it →
Piscataquis Community Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Guilford
B+
210 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Cambridge’s schools

Are Cambridge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cambridge. School Administrative District 04 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cambridge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cambridge in?

School Administrative District 04.

Where do Cambridge kids go to high school?

Piscataquis Community Secondary 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.