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Hope

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Hope.

Hope’s School Grade A better than 89% of Maine school districts

Students
140
Schools
1
Spent per student
$28,664
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
The gist

What stands out about Hope

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 39% more per student than the ME average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% of the 177 Maine school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hope. Grade by grade →

PK–8Hope Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Camden Hills Regional H SFive Town Community School District

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22
Math proficiency85–89%
State average 81.5% · 94 students tested
Reading / language arts95–100%
State average 84.1% · 94 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Five Town CSD, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,664 per student · 39% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 35%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
172’20
152’21
145’22
137’23
140’24

Down 18.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 100%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maine.