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Schools in Chester

Chester’s public schools

Regional School Unit 67 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
79%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▼ 13% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
941 students on the public path
In brief

Chester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Chester’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Mattanawcook Academy places highest (better than 41%); Ella P Burr School lowest (23%). 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 Chester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Ella P Burr Schoolin LincolnC−
4–8Mattanawcook Jr High Schoolin LincolnC
9–12Mattanawcook Academyin LincolnC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 67.

The district

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

Regional School Unit 67Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 941 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$17,959ME $20,630 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 84.1% · 421 students tested
Math79%
State average 81.5% · 420 students tested

Chester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chester—Regional School Unit 67
Woodville—Woodville

Every school in Chester

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).

Also serving Chesterin other towns
Ella P Burr School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Lincoln
C−
324 students11:1Rate it →
Mattanawcook Jr High School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Lincoln
C
304 students11:1Rate it →
Mattanawcook Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
C+
313 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Chester’s schools

Are Chester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chester. Regional School Unit 67 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chester in?

Regional School Unit 67.

Where do Chester kids go to high school?

Mattanawcook Academy.

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What Chester 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). Stars are from neighbors.