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C+

School Administrative District 06

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Standish, Buxton, Hollis, Limington and Frye Island.

Standish’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Maine school districts

Students
3,295
Schools
8
Spent per student
$18,168
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$7.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about School Administrative District 06

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Maine districts
  • Spends 12% less per student than the ME average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.9M, about $2,401 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 177 Maine school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Standish 11,000C+Buxton 8,681C+Hollis 5,003C+Limington 4,173Frye Island 25

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Standish. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Bonny Eagle Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bonny Eagle High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency81%
State average 81.5% · 1,632 students tested
Reading / language arts84%
State average 84.1% · 1,618 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3% · 246 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,168 per student · 12% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 42%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,429’20
3,336’21
3,283’22
3,322’23
3,295’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools.

Buxton Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buxton
C−
552 students11:1
Edna Libby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Standish
A
296 students14:1
Hollis School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hollis
C
272 students13:1
H B Emery Jr Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Limington
C+
211 students12:1
Steep Falls Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Steep Falls
A−
85 students12:1
George E Jack School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Standish
B
140 students13:1
Bonny Eagle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Buxton
C+
712 students11:1
Bonny Eagle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Standish
A−
1,027 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

School Administrative District 57Limerick, Lyman, Waterboro
$16,976per student
School Administrative District 55Baldwin, Cornish
$17,571per student
Dayton Public SchoolsDayton
$9,518per student
GorhamGorham
$17,927per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maine.