Waltham’s public schools
Regional School Unit 24 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waltham. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Waltham’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Waltham’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Sumner Memorial High School places highest (better than 93%); Mountain View Sch lowest (18%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Waltham, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Waltham, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Waltham
Sumner Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 147 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
7th grade in Waltham
Sumner Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 147 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
8th grade in Waltham
Sumner Middle Sch
Grades 6–8 · 147 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
9th grade in Waltham
Sumner Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 214 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
10th grade in Waltham
Sumner Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 214 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Sullivan
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 24.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Waltham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Waltham’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Waltham | — | Regional School Unit 24 |
| Mariaville | — | Regional School Unit 24 |
| Eastbrook | — | Regional School Unit 24 |
| Osborn | — | Airline |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Regional School Unit 24 with Waltham, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Waltham
6 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).
Questions about Waltham’s schools
Are Waltham’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Waltham. Regional School Unit 24 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waltham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Waltham in?
Regional School Unit 24.
Where do Waltham kids go to high school?
Sumner Memorial High School.
Parents talk
What Waltham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Waltham → 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). Stars are from neighbors.