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Schools in Vinalhaven · School Administrative District 08

Vinalhaven’s public schools score below 67% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Vinalhaven, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to A−K–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
82%
▲ 0 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Spent per student
$31.1K
▲ 51% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.9
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
143 students on the public path
In brief

Vinalhaven’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 319 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Vinalhaven’s, its schools beat 46%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 82% and math 82% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $31,100 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Vinalhaven’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 33% of Maine school districts. Test scores are below the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (319)Better than 46%
Towns in Knox County (14)Better than 57%
DA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 69 test results could put Vinalhaven anywhere from D to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Vinalhaven’s students in the tested grades sat them (69 in math, 69 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Vinalhaven SchoolSchool Administrative District 08C−

Vinalhaven’s public schools are run by School Administrative District 08. 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.

School Administrative District 08Grades PK–12 · 1 schools · 143 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 6.9 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$31,100ME $20,630 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 84.1% · 69 students tested
Math82%
State average 81.5% · 69 students tested

Vinalhaven vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VinalhavenCSchool Administrative District 08
North Haven—School Administrative District 07
Matinicus Isle plantation—School Administrative District 65
Isle au Haut—Isle au Haut

Every school in Vinalhaven

1 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 Vinalhavenby address
Vinalhaven School
Grades PK–12
C−
143 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Vinalhaven’s schools

Are Vinalhaven’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vinalhaven children attend score below 67% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Vinalhaven in?

School Administrative District 08, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 143 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Vinalhaven spend per student?

$31,100 in School Administrative District 08 (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.