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Schools in Friendship · School Administrative District 40

Friendship’s public schools score below 71% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Friendship, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
84%
▼ 0 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
78%
▼ 4 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 3–7 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.2K
▼ 2% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
882 students on the public path
In brief

Friendship’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 305 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Friendship’s, its schools beat 35%, higher than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 84% of tested students were proficient in reading and 78% in math, against 84% and 82% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine (the state reports Friendship’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,160 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Medomak Middle School, then Medomak Valley High School. 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 Friendship’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 29% of Maine school districts. Both inputs trail the Maine average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (305)Better than 35%
Towns in Knox County (14)Better than 29%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 872 test results and a graduating class of 134 could put Friendship anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Friendship’s students in the tested grades sat them (883 in math, 861 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6Friendship Village SchoolSchool Administrative District 40A
7–8Medomak Middle Schoolin WaldoboroC+
9–12Medomak Valley High Schoolin WaldoboroA

Friendship’s public schools are run by School Administrative District 40, which also serves Union, Waldoboro, Warren and Washington. 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.

School Administrative District 40Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 1,761 students · 10.6 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$20,160ME $20,630 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading84%
State average 84.1% · 861 students tested
Math78%
State average 81.5% · 883 students tested

Friendship vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FriendshipCSchool Administrative District 40
WaldoboroCSchool Administrative District 40
CushingCRegional School Unit 13
St. GeorgeB−St. George
BristolA+Bristol
Bremen—Great Salt Bay PK–8 · Bremen

Every school in Friendship

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).

District schools in Friendshipby address
Friendship Village School
Elementary · Grades K–6
A
62 students6:1Rate it →
Also serving Friendshipin other towns
Medomak Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Waldoboro
C+
259 students10:1Rate it →
Medomak Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waldoboro
A
561 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Friendship’s schools

Are Friendship’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Friendship children attend score below 71% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Friendship in?

School Administrative District 40, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,761 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Friendship kids go to high school?

Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro, with 561 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Friendship’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in School Administrative District 40 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Friendship spend per student?

$20,160 in School Administrative District 40 (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.