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Schools in Newcastle · Great Salt Bay Community School District, Newcastle

Newcastle’s public schools outscore 81% of Maine districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Newcastle, 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.

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 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
89%
▲ 5 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
87%
▲ 6 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 2% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024 · Great Salt Bay
Students per teacher
10.8
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
397 students on the public path
In brief

Newcastle’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 89% and math 87% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Great Salt Bay spends $20,132 per student and Newcastle $2,061, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Neither counts 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 Newcastle’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 81% of Maine school districts. Test scores are above the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (236)Better than 79%
Towns in Lincoln County (16)Better than 44%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 268 test results could put Newcastle anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Newcastle’s students in the tested grades sat them (267 in math, 268 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Great Salt Bay Community Schoolin DamariscottaA−

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Two districts serve Newcastle

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Great Salt Bay Community School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 397 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$20,132ME $20,630 · FY2024
A−
NewcastleGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
$2,061ME $20,630 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Great Salt Bay Community School District89%
State average 84.1% · 268 students tested
Math · PK–8, Great Salt Bay Community School District87%
State average 81.5% · 267 students tested
Reading · , Newcastle90%
State average 85% · 17 students tested · the state reports 80–100%
Math · , Newcastle90%
State average 81.3% · 16 students tested · the state reports 80–100%

Newcastle vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NewcastleA−Great Salt Bay PK–8 · Newcastle
Alna—Regional School Unit 12
DamariscottaA−Great Salt Bay PK–8 · Damariscotta
NobleboroA−Nobleboro
WiscassetDWiscasset
South Bristol—South Bristol
BristolA+Bristol
EdgecombB−Edgecomb
JeffersonBJefferson

Every school in Newcastle

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).

Also serving Newcastlein other towns
Great Salt Bay Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Damariscotta
A−
397 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Newcastle’s schools

Are Newcastle’s schools good?

By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Newcastle children attend outscore 81% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Newcastle in?

Great Salt Bay Community School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 397 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Newcastle spend per student?

$20,132 in Great Salt Bay Community School District and $2,061 in Newcastle (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.