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Schools in Leeds · School Administrative District 52

Leeds’s public schools score below 54% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Leeds, 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 100% 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
83%
▲ 2 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 20% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,085 students on the public path
In brief

Leeds’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 84% and math 83% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,496 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 Tripp Middle School, then Leavitt Area High School. Enrollment is up 5% 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 Leeds’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Maine school districts. Test scores are above the Maine average; graduation is below it.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (251)Better than 49%
Towns in Androscoggin County (12)Better than 67%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 954 test results and a graduating class of 134 could put Leeds anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Leeds’s students in the tested grades sat them (952 in math, 955 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Leeds Central SchoolSchool Administrative District 52D
7–8Tripp Middle Schoolin TurnerB+
9–12Leavitt Area High Schoolin TurnerA

Leeds’s public schools are run by School Administrative District 52, which also serves Greene and Turner. 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 52Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,027 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$16,496ME $20,630 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading84%
State average 84.1% · 955 students tested
Math83%
State average 81.5% · 952 students tested

Leeds vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LeedsB−School Administrative District 52
TurnerB−School Administrative District 52
LivermoreDRegional School Unit 73
WayneA−Regional School Unit 38
MonmouthBRegional School Unit 02
GreeneB−School Administrative District 52

2 of the 5 neighbors share School Administrative District 52 with Leeds, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Leeds

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 Leedsby address
Leeds Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
196 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Leedsin other towns
Tripp Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Turner
B+
326 students11:1Rate it →
Leavitt Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Turner
A
563 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Leeds’s schools

Are Leeds’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Leeds children attend score below 54% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Leeds in?

School Administrative District 52, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,027 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Leeds kids go to high school?

Leavitt Area High School in Turner, with 563 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Leeds’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in School Administrative District 52 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Leeds spend per student?

$16,496 in School Administrative District 52 (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.