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Schools in Prospect

Prospect’s public schools

Regional School Unit 25 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prospect. 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
83%
2021–22
Math proficiency
80%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 1% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
1,067 students on the public path
In brief

Prospect’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Prospect’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Bucksport High School places highest (better than 67%); Miles Lane 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 Prospect, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KG Herbert Jewett Schoolin BucksportNo scores
1–4Miles Lane Schoolin BucksportC
5–8Bucksport Middle Schoolin BucksportC
9–12Bucksport High Schoolin BucksportB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 25.

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 25Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,067 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$20,423ME $20,630 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading83%
State average 84.1% · 482 students tested
Math80%
State average 81.5% · 486 students tested

Prospect vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prospect—Regional School Unit 25
FrankfortA−Regional School Unit 22
BucksportB−Regional School Unit 25
SearsportC−Regional School Unit 20
Stockton SpringsC−Regional School Unit 20
Verona Island—Regional School Unit 25

2 of the 5 neighbors share Regional School Unit 25 with Prospect, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Prospect

4 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 Prospectin other towns
G Herbert Jewett School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Bucksport
98 students10:1Rate it →
Miles Lane School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Bucksport
C
316 students12:1Rate it →
Bucksport Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Bucksport
C
292 students11:1Rate it →
Bucksport High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bucksport
B+
361 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Prospect’s schools

Are Prospect’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prospect. Regional School Unit 25 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prospect. 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 Prospect in?

Regional School Unit 25.

Where do Prospect kids go to high school?

Bucksport High School.

Parents talk

What Prospect 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). Stars are from neighbors.