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Schools in Winter Harbor

Winter Harbor’s public schools

Regional School Unit 24 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Winter Harbor. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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
83%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.4K
▲ 28% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.9
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
718 students on the public path
In brief

Winter Harbor’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Winter Harbor’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 Winter Harbor, 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 Winter Harbor, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–8Sumner Middle Schin SullivanNo scores
9–12Sumner Memorial High Schoolin SullivanA

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.

Regional School Unit 24Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 718 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$26,380ME $20,630 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 84.1% · 424 students tested
Math83%
State average 81.5% · 426 students tested

Winter Harbor vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Winter Harbor—Regional School Unit 24
GouldsboroCRegional School Unit 24
Bar HarborA+Bar Harbor K–8 · Mount Desert 9–12
Cranberry Isles—Cranberry Isles

Every school in Winter Harbor

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).

Also serving Winter Harborin other towns
Mountain View Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sullivan
C−
152 students9:1Rate it →
Ella Lewis Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Steuben
C−
79 students12:1Rate it →
Peninsula Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prospect Harbor
B
65 students6:1Rate it →
Cave Hill Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eastbrook
A
61 students7:1Rate it →
Sumner Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sullivan
147 students9:1Rate it →
Sumner Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sullivan
A
214 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Winter Harbor’s schools

Are Winter Harbor’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Winter Harbor. Regional School Unit 24 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Winter Harbor. 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 Winter Harbor in?

Regional School Unit 24.

Where do Winter Harbor kids go to high school?

Sumner Memorial High 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.