Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Sullivan

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Sullivan, MainePhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
C
Schools in Sullivan · Regional School Unit 24

Sullivan’s public schools score below 75% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Sullivan, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–12Where will my kid go?

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
82%
▼ 2 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
83%
▲ 2 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 8–12 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.4K
▲ 28% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
513 students on the public path
In brief

Sullivan’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 289 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sullivan’s, its schools beat 30%, higher than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 82% and math 83% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,380 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 Sumner Middle Sch, then Sumner Memorial 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sullivan’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 25% of Maine school districts. Both inputs trail the Maine average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (289)Better than 30%
Towns in Hancock County (31)Better than 26%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 425 test results and a graduating class of 76 could put Sullivan anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Sullivan’s students in the tested grades sat them (426 in math, 424 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sullivan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mountain View SchRegional School Unit 24C−
6–8Sumner Middle SchRegional School Unit 24No scores
9–12Sumner Memorial High SchoolRegional School Unit 24A

Sullivan’s public schools are run by Regional School Unit 24, which also serves Eastbrook, Franklin, Gouldsboro and Mariaville and others. 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.

Regional School Unit 24Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 718 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$26,380ME $20,630 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 84.1% · 424 students tested
Math83%
State average 81.5% · 426 students tested

Sullivan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SullivanCRegional School Unit 24
Sorrento—Regional School Unit 24
HancockDHancock
GouldsboroCRegional School Unit 24
FranklinCRegional School Unit 24

3 of the 4 neighbors share Regional School Unit 24 with Sullivan, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Sullivan

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).

District schools in Sullivanby address
Mountain View Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
152 students9:1Rate it →
Sumner Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8
147 students9:1Rate it →
Sumner Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
214 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sullivan’s schools

Are Sullivan’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sullivan children attend score below 75% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sullivan in?

Regional School Unit 24, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 718 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sullivan kids go to high school?

Sumner Memorial High School, with 214 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Sullivan’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Regional School Unit 24 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Sullivan spend per student?

$26,380 in Regional School Unit 24 (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Sullivan families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sullivan → They have their own page.

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.