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Winthrop

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Winthrop.

Winthrop’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Maine school districts

Students
806
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,349
ME $20,630
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Winthrop

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Maine districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $468 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% of the 177 Maine school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Winthrop 6,158

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Winthrop. Grade by grade →

PK–5Winthrop Grade SchoolThis district
6–8Winthrop Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Winthrop High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ME

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency89%
State average 81.5% · 428 students tested
Reading / language arts89%
State average 84.1% · 429 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.3% · 59 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,349 per student · 1% below ME
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 51%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 40%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
801’20
845’21
831’22
819’23
806’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Black 3%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools.

Winthrop Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winthrop
A−
372 students11:1
Winthrop Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winthrop
A−
193 students11:1
Winthrop High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winthrop
A
241 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Regional School Unit 38Manchester, Readfield, Wayne
$19,404per student
Regional School Unit 02Monmouth
$18,221per student
School Administrative District 11West Gardiner
$16,783per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Maine.