For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 335 students in RSU 73 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in RSU 73 School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 83% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
4 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
1,418 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
123 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 73 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 182 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 77% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#175 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
37%
Graduation Rate
77%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
2%
3%
% Black
2%
4%
% White
94%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,459 in this school district is less 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 $17,451 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$25 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,459
$21,600
Spending / Student
$17,451
$21,191
Best RSU 73 School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Spruce Mountain Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
23 Community Drive
Jay, ME 04239
(207) 897-4319
Jay, ME 04239
(207) 897-4319
Gr: 6-8 | 335 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
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