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Schools in Tremont · Mount Desert Community School District, Tremont

Tremont’s public schools outscore 80% of Maine districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tremont, 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 C+ to AK–12Where will my kid go?

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% 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
90%
▲ 6 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
90%
▲ 9 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.9K
▲ 35% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024 · Mount Desert
Students per teacher
7.8
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
580 students on the public path
In brief

Tremont’s schools, in brief

Tremont runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Tremont Consolidated School (PK–8) is Tremont’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Mount Desert Community School District with Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor: Mt Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 90% and math 90% across both districts in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Mount Desert spends $27,878 per student and Tremont $32,289, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Tremont’s grade

A Test scoresC+ Graduation

A−: better than 80% of Maine school districts. Test scores are above the Maine average; graduation is below it.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (237)Better than 80%
Towns in Hancock County (31)Better than 81%
C+AA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 150 test results and a graduating class of 140 could put Tremont anywhere from C+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Tremont’s students in the tested grades sat them (149 in math, 151 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Tremont Consolidated SchoolTremontB
9–12Mt Desert Island High Schoolin Bar HarborA+

Tremont runs its own schools through grade 8 (Tremont). From grade 9, students attend the Mount Desert Community School District, shared with Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor. Its high school is in Bar Harbor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Tremont

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

Mount Desert Community School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 453 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$27,878ME $20,630 · FY2024
A
TremontGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 127 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$32,289ME $20,630 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mount Desert Community School District92%
State average 84.1% · 79 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mount Desert Community School District98%
State average 81.5% · 77 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Tremont87%
State average 84.1% · 72 students tested
Math · PK–8, Tremont82%
State average 81.5% · 72 students tested

Tremont vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
TremontA−Tremont PK–8 · Mount Desert 9–12
Southwest HarborASouthwest Harbor PK–8 · Mount Desert 9–12
Frenchboro—Frenchboro
Mount DesertA+Mount Desert PK–8 · Mount Desert 9–12
Brooklin—Brooklin
Blue HillB+Blue Hill

2 of the 5 neighbors share Mount Desert with Tremont for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Tremont

2 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 Tremontby address
Tremont Consolidated School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bass Harbor
B
127 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Tremontin other towns
Mt Desert Island High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bar Harbor
A+
453 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Tremont’s schools

Are Tremont’s schools good?

By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Tremont children attend outscore 80% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tremont in?

Two districts: Tremont runs grades PK–8, and Mount Desert Community School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Bar Harbor, Mount Desert and Southwest Harbor.

Where do Tremont kids go to high school?

Mt Desert Island High School in Bar Harbor, with 453 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Tremont’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Mount Desert Community School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Tremont spend per student?

$27,878 in Mount Desert Community School District and $32,289 in Tremont (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.