Top Rankings
Kittery School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 378 students in Kittery School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Middle School in Kittery School District have an average math proficiency score of 85% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 89% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
3 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
933 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
104 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kittery School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 191 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#53 out of 222 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
85%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
90%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
37%
Graduation Rate
72%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
1%
% Hispanic
10%
3%
% Black
2%
4%
% White
80%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,861 is higher than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,255 is higher than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,861
$21,600
Spending / Student
$23,255
$21,191
Best Kittery School District Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shapleigh School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
43 Stevenson Road
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-2572
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-2572
Grades: 4-8
| 378 students
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