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Schools in Patten

Patten’s public schools

Regional School Unit 89 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Patten. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
77%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▲ 11% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
264 students on the public path
In brief

Patten’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Patten’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Katahdin Middle/High School places highest (better than 67%); Katahdin Elementary School lowest (7%). 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 Patten, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Katahdin Elementary Schoolin StacyvilleD
6–12Katahdin Middle/High Schoolin StacyvilleB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 89.

The district

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

Regional School Unit 89Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 264 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$22,842ME $20,630 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 84.1% · 135 students tested
Math77%
State average 81.5% · 136 students tested

Patten vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Patten—Regional School Unit 89
Crystal—Regional School Unit 50
Mount Chase—Regional School Unit 89
Stacyville—Regional School Unit 89

2 of the 3 neighbors share Regional School Unit 89 with Patten, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Patten

2 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 Pattenin other towns
Katahdin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stacyville
D
136 students12:1Rate it →
Katahdin Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Stacyville
B+
128 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Patten’s schools

Are Patten’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Patten. Regional School Unit 89 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Patten. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Patten in?

Regional School Unit 89.

Where do Patten kids go to high school?

Katahdin Middle/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.