Photo: The postcard was published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine. · Public domainWinterport’s public schools outscore 81% of Maine districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Winterport, 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.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Winterport’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 189 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Winterport’s, its schools beat 76%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 90% and math 90% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,453 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 5 the district’s path is Samuel L Wagner Middle School, then Hampden Academy. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Winterport’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Maine school districts, #21 of 142 Maine towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maine average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Winterport, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Winterport
Leroy H Smith School
Grades PK–4 · 260 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Winterport
Leroy H Smith School
Grades PK–4 · 260 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Winterport
Leroy H Smith School
Grades PK–4 · 260 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Winterport
Leroy H Smith School
Grades PK–4 · 260 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Winterport
Leroy H Smith School
Grades PK–4 · 260 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Winterport
Leroy H Smith School
Grades PK–4 · 260 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Winterport
Samuel L Wagner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 203 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Winterport
Samuel L Wagner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 203 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Winterport
Samuel L Wagner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 203 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Winterport
Samuel L Wagner Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 203 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Winterport
Hampden Academy
Grades 9–12 · 767 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hampden
10th grade in Winterport
Hampden Academy
Grades 9–12 · 767 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hampden
11th grade in Winterport
Hampden Academy
Grades 9–12 · 767 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hampden
12th grade in Winterport
Hampden Academy
Grades 9–12 · 767 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Hampden
Winterport’s public schools are run by Regional School Unit 22, which also serves Frankfort, Hampden and Newburgh. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Winterport vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Winterport’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Winterport | A− | Regional School Unit 22 |
| Frankfort | A− | Regional School Unit 22 |
| Bucksport | B− | Regional School Unit 25 |
| Orrington | B+ | Orrington |
| Monroe | — | School Administrative District 03 |
| Hampden | A− | Regional School Unit 22 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Regional School Unit 22 with Winterport, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Winterport
3 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 Winterport’s schools
Are Winterport’s schools good?
By Maine’s own tests, yes: the public schools Winterport children attend outscore 81% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #21 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Winterport in?
Regional School Unit 22, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,118 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Winterport kids go to high school?
Hampden Academy in Hampden, with 767 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Winterport’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Regional School Unit 22 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.
How much does Winterport spend per student?
$17,453 in Regional School Unit 22 (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Winterport families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Winterport → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.