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Schools in Maxfield

Maxfield’s public schools

School Administrative District 31 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maxfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
87%
2021–22
Math proficiency
87%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▲ 2% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
435 students on the public path
In brief

Maxfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Maxfield’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Penobscot Valley High School places highest (better than 73%); Enfield Station Elementary School lowest (32%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Maxfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Enfield Station Elementary Schoolin West EnfieldC
6–8Hichborn Middle Schoolin HowlandC+
9–12Penobscot Valley High Schoolin HowlandB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 31.

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 31Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 435 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$21,075ME $20,630 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading87%
State average 84.1% · 190 students tested
Math87%
State average 81.5% · 191 students tested

Maxfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Maxfield—School Administrative District 31
HowlandA−School Administrative District 31
Medford—Medford
Seboeis plantation—Seboeis Plantation

Every school in Maxfield

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).

Also serving Maxfieldin other towns
Enfield Station Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Enfield
C
210 students10:1Rate it →
Hichborn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Howland
C+
98 students8:1Rate it →
Penobscot Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Howland
B+
127 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Maxfield’s schools

Are Maxfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Maxfield. School Administrative District 31 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Maxfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Maxfield in?

School Administrative District 31.

Where do Maxfield kids go to high school?

Penobscot Valley High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.