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Schools in West Kennebunk

West Kennebunk’s public schools

Regional School Unit 21 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Kennebunk. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
92%
2021–22
Math proficiency
91%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▲ 2% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
1,954 students on the public path
In brief

West Kennebunk’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of West Kennebunk’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Mildred L Day School places highest (better than 90%); Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch lowest (57%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve West Kennebunk, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Kennebunk 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 West Kennebunk, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–8Middle School of the Kennebunksin KennebunkA
9–12Kennebunk High Schoolin KennebunkA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Regional School Unit 21.

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 21Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,262 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$21,067ME $20,630 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading92%
State average 84.1% · 1144 students tested
Math91%
State average 81.5% · 1149 students tested

West Kennebunk vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Kennebunk—Regional School Unit 21

Every school in West Kennebunk

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 West Kennebunkin other towns
Kennebunk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Kennebunk
378 students12:1Rate it →
Mildred L Day School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arundel
A
224 students11:1Rate it →
Kennebunkport Consolidated Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kennebunkport
B
199 students10:1Rate it →
Middle School of the Kennebunks
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kennebunk
A
470 students10:1Rate it →
Kennebunk High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kennebunk
A
683 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about West Kennebunk’s schools

Are West Kennebunk’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Kennebunk. Regional School Unit 21 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Kennebunk. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Kennebunk in?

Regional School Unit 21.

Where do West Kennebunk kids go to high school?

Kennebunk High School.

Parents talk

What West Kennebunk 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.