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Cushing Community School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

54 Cross Road, Cushing, ME 04563 · (207) 354-2312 · Part of Regional School Unit 13

Cushing’s School Grade C better than 27% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
74
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cushing Community School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 25.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cushing kids: Oceanside Middle School

On the path

Where Cushing kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Cushing Community SchoolYou are here
6–8Oceanside Middle Schoolin Thomaston

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency90%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts90%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

54 Cross Road, Cushing

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten12
Grade 112
Grade 211
Grade 317
Grade 49
Grade 513
Enrollment over time
59’20
78’21
72’22
76’23
74’24

Up 25.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 99%Hispanic 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cushing Community School from Cushing families.

Other schools in Regional School Unit 13

The district →
South School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockland
C−
311 students9:1
Thomaston Grammar School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thomaston
C
164 students9:1
Ash Point Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Owls Head
C+
158 students10:1
Oceanside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Thomaston
C
307 students8:1
Oceanside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rockland
C+
494 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Cushing’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.