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Schools in Steep Falls

Steep Falls’s public schools

School Administrative District 06 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Steep Falls. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools 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
84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
81%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 12% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,155 students on the public path
In brief

Steep Falls’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Steep Falls’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Edna Libby Elementary School places highest (better than 93%); Buxton Center Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Steep Falls, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bonny Eagle 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Steep Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–8Bonny Eagle Middle Schoolin BuxtonC+
9–12Bonny Eagle High Schoolin StandishA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 06.

The district

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

School Administrative District 06Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,295 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$18,168ME $20,630 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading84%
State average 84.1% · 1618 students tested
Math81%
State average 81.5% · 1632 students tested

Steep Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Steep Falls—School Administrative District 06
StandishC+School Administrative District 06
LimingtonC+School Administrative District 06
BaldwinB−School Administrative District 55

2 of the 3 neighbors share School Administrative District 06 with Steep Falls, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Steep Falls

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

Questions about Steep Falls’s schools

Are Steep Falls’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Steep Falls. School Administrative District 06 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Steep Falls. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Steep Falls in?

School Administrative District 06.

Where do Steep Falls kids go to high school?

Bonny Eagle High School.

Parents talk

What Steep Falls 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.