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Schools in Deer Isle · Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District

Deer Isle’s public schools score below 78% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Deer Isle, 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 D to B−K–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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
82%
▼ 2 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
77%
▼ 4 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Spent per student
$24.2K
▲ 17% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
343 students on the public path
In brief

Deer Isle’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 301 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Deer Isle’s, its schools beat 27%, higher than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 82% of tested students were proficient in reading and 77% in math, against 84% and 82% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,223 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Deer Isle’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 22% of Maine school districts. Test scores are below the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (301)Better than 27%
Towns in Hancock County (31)Better than 19%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 157 test results could put Deer Isle anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Deer Isle’s students in the tested grades sat them (157 in math, 157 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary SchDeer Isle-Stonington Community School DistrictD
9–12Deer Isle-Stonington High SchDeer Isle-Stonington Community School DistrictC+

Deer Isle’s public schools are run by Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District, which also serves Stonington. 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.

Deer Isle-Stonington Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 343 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$24,223ME $20,630 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 84.1% · 157 students tested
Math77%
State average 81.5% · 157 students tested

Deer Isle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deer IsleC−Deer Isle-Stonington
StoningtonC−Deer Isle-Stonington
North Haven—School Administrative District 07
Brooksville—Brooksville
Brooklin—Brooklin
Islesboro—Islesboro
Swans Island—School Administrative District 76
SedgwickB−Sedgwick

Every school in Deer Isle

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).

District schools in Deer Isleby address
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8
D
249 students9:1Rate it →
Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch
High · Grades 9–12
C+
94 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Deer Isle’s schools

Are Deer Isle’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Deer Isle children attend score below 78% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Deer Isle in?

Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 343 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Deer Isle kids go to high school?

Deer Isle-Stonington High Sch, with 94 students; its own test results earn a C+.

How much does Deer Isle spend per student?

$24,223 in Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District (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 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.