For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 369 students in RSU 41/MSAD 41 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 41/MSAD 41 School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic and 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
3 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
620 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
55 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 41/MSAD 41 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 75% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#167 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
37%
Graduation Rate
75%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.24
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
2%
3%
% Black
1%
4%
% White
92%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,029 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 $20,484 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,029
$21,600
Spending / Student
$20,484
$21,191
Best RSU 41/MSAD 41 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Penquis Valley Middle/high School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
48 Penquis Drive
Milo, ME 04463
(207) 943-7346
Milo, ME 04463
(207) 943-7346
Grades: 5-12
| 369 students
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