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Kittery

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Kittery.

Kittery’s School Grade B better than 63% of Maine school districts

Students
966
Schools
3
Spent per student
$24,644
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kittery

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Maine districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% more per student than the ME average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.2M, about $1,278 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BKittery 11,420

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kittery. Grade by grade →

PK–3Horace Mitchell Primary SchoolThis district
4–8Shapleigh SchoolThis district
9–12Robert W Traip AcademyThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency85%
State average 81.5% · 485 students tested
Reading / language arts90%
State average 84.1% · 481 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.3% · 55 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$24,644 per student · 19% above ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 15%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
948’20
948’21
959’22
933’23
966’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Horace Mitchell Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Kittery Point
A−
315 students10:1
Shapleigh School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Kittery
B
357 students9:1
Robert W Traip Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Kittery
A+
294 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

New Castle School DistrictNew Castle
$47,815per student
Portsmouth School DistrictPortsmouth
$27,140per student
Rye School DistrictRye
$32,264per student
School Administrative District 35Eliot
$18,730per student

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.