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Schools in Medway · Medway

Medway’s public schools score below 97% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Medway’s districts is 72%, below the Maine average (84%). The grade covers the public school district serving Medway, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
72%
▼ 12 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
▼ 10 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 5% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
107 students on the public path
In brief

Medway’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 72% of tested students were proficient in reading and 72% in math, against 84% and 82% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,588 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Medway’s grade

D Test scores

D−: better than 3% of Maine school districts. Test scores are below the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 3%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (260)Better than 4%
Towns in Penobscot County (49)Better than 2%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 78 test results could put Medway anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Medway’s students in the tested grades sat them (78 in math, 78 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
5–8Medway Middle SchoolMedwayD−

Medway’s public schools are run by Medway. 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 84.1% · 78 students tested
Math72%
State average 81.5% · 78 students tested

Medway vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MedwayD−Medway
Woodville—Woodville
East MillinocketD−East Millinocket

Every school in Medway

1 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 Medwayby address

Questions about Medway’s schools

Are Medway’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Medway children attend score below 97% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Medway in?

Medway, which runs grades 5–8 and enrolls 107 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Medway spend per student?

$21,588 in Medway (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 2020) 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.