Photo: Bcody80 · Public domainOrono’s public schools outscore 80% of Maine districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Orono, 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.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Orono’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 295 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Orono’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 93% and math 87% 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 $20,526 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 6 the district’s path is Orono Middle School, then Orono High School. 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.
What’s behind Orono’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Maine school districts, #23 of 142 Maine towns. Test scores are above the Maine average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Orono, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Orono
Asa C Adams School
Grades PK–5 · 336 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Orono
Orono High School
Grades 9–12 · 337 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Orono
Orono High School
Grades 9–12 · 337 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Orono
Orono High School
Grades 9–12 · 337 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Orono’s public schools are run by Regional School Unit 26. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Orono vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Orono’s borders.
Every school in Orono
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).
Questions about Orono’s schools
Are Orono’s schools good?
By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Orono children attend outscore 80% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #23 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Orono in?
Regional School Unit 26, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 827 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Orono kids go to high school?
Orono High School, with 337 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Orono’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Regional School Unit 26 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.
How much does Orono spend per student?
$20,526 in Regional School Unit 26 (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Orono families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.