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Schools in Castine

Castine’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
90%
2021–22
Math proficiency
90%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 16% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
4.9
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
45 students on the public path
In brief

Castine’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Castine’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Adams School places highest (better than 76%); Adams School lowest (76%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Castine, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Adams SchoolCastineA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Castine.

The district

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

CastineGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 45 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 4.9 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$17,286ME $20,630 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading90%
State average 84.1% · 26 students tested · the state reports 80–100%
Math90%
State average 81.5% · 27 students tested · the state reports 80–100%

Castine vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Castine—Castine
Brooksville—Brooksville
PenobscotC+Penobscot
Islesboro—Islesboro
Stockton SpringsC−Regional School Unit 20
SearsportC−Regional School Unit 20

Every school in Castine

1 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 Castineby address
Adams School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A−
45 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Castine’s schools

Are Castine’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Castine. Castine has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Castine. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Castine in?

Castine.

Where do Castine kids go to high school?

Adams School.

Parents talk

What Castine 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 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). Stars are from neighbors.