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Schools in Temple

Temple’s public schools

Regional School Unit 09 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Temple. 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
82%
2021–22
Math proficiency
81%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 9% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,801 students on the public path
In brief

Temple’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Temple’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Mt Blue High School places highest (better than 80%); Mt Blue Middle School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Temple, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mt Blue 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 Temple, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–8Mt Blue Middle Schoolin FarmingtonC−
9–12Mt Blue High Schoolin FarmingtonA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 09.

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 09Grades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,276 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$18,701ME $20,630 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 84.1% · 1092 students tested
Math81%
State average 81.5% · 1091 students tested

Temple vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Temple—Regional School Unit 09
WiltonC+Regional School Unit 09
Avon—School Administrative District 58
FarmingtonC+Regional School Unit 09

2 of the 3 neighbors share Regional School Unit 09 with Temple, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Temple

5 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 Templein other towns
W G Mallett School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Farmington
303 students10:1Rate it →
Cape Cod Hill Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Sharon
C+
169 students10:1Rate it →
Gerald D Cushing School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Wilton
101 students8:1Rate it →
Mt Blue Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Farmington
C−
508 students13:1Rate it →
Mt Blue High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmington
A−
720 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Temple’s schools

Are Temple’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Temple. Regional School Unit 09 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Temple. 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 Temple in?

Regional School Unit 09.

Where do Temple kids go to high school?

Mt Blue High School.

Parents talk

What Temple 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.