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Schools in Cherryfield · Cherryfield

Cherryfield’s public schools outscore 73% of Maine districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Cherryfield, 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.

≈could be anywhere from C to AK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
87%
▲ 3 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
87%
▲ 6 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 1% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
110 students on the public path
In brief

Cherryfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 47 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cherryfield’s, its schools beat 89%, 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 $20,485 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cherryfield’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 73% of Maine school districts. Test scores are above the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (47)Better than 89%
Towns in Washington County (18)Better than 94%
CAA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 63 test results could put Cherryfield anywhere from C to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Cherryfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (63 in math, 63 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Cherryfield ElementaryCherryfieldB+

Cherryfield’s public schools are run by Cherryfield. 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.

CherryfieldGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 110 students, up 31% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$20,485ME $20,630 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading87%
State average 84.1% · 63 students tested
Math87%
State average 81.5% · 63 students tested

Cherryfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CherryfieldB+Cherryfield
SteubenCRegional School Unit 24
Columbia—School Administrative District 37
MilbridgeCSchool Administrative District 37
Harrington—School Administrative District 37
Deblois—Deblois

Every school in Cherryfield

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 Cherryfieldby address
Cherryfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
110 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Cherryfield’s schools

Are Cherryfield’s schools good?

By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cherryfield children attend outscore 73% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Cherryfield in?

Cherryfield, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 110 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Cherryfield spend per student?

$20,485 in Cherryfield (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.