Best Public Schools in Thomaston, ME

Summary:

The city of Thomaston, Maine is home to two schools - Oceanside Middle School and Thomaston Grammar School, which serve students from grades K-8 in the Regional School Unit 13 district. While Oceanside Middle School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating and ranking in the 44th-65th percentile of Maine middle schools, Thomaston Grammar School has seen a significant drop in its statewide ranking, falling from 25th out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 121st out of 290 in 2022-2023.

Both schools face challenges related to economic disadvantage, with high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients - 57.52% at Thomaston Grammar School and 51.58% at Oceanside Middle School. This suggests the Thomaston community faces significant economic challenges that may impact the schools' ability to provide resources and support for their students. Additionally, Oceanside Middle School has a notably high chronic absenteeism rate of 37.8%, compared to 20.1% at Thomaston Grammar School, which warrants further investigation into the underlying causes.

On a positive note, both schools have student-teacher ratios that are better than the district average, with Oceanside Middle School at 9.4 and Thomaston Grammar School at 8.0, indicating their ability to provide individualized attention and support to their students. However, the stark contrast in chronic absenteeism rates between the two schools suggests that there may be differences in student engagement, family support, or school policies that could be further explored to improve overall student outcomes in the Thomaston school system.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Oceanside Middle School	Public	6-8	47 Valley Street	Thomaston	04861	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	No	(207) 354-2502	349	37	9.4	51.6%	326 (93.4%)	10 (2.9%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	49.3	44^th of 96 public middle schools	54.2%		36.7	65^th of 93 public middle schools	30.1%	21	66.8	40.0	51.5	$22,665
Thomaston Grammar School	Public	K-5	65 Watts Lane	Thomaston	04861	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 354-6353	153	19	8.0	57.5%	134 (87.6%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	61.7	121^st of 290 public elementary schools	58.3%		83.1	25^th of 210 public elementary schools	88.1%	96	68.2	50.0	57.1	$28,704

Cities Near Thomaston

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rockland	3.19 mi	3	192^nd
Owls Head	3.96 mi	1	84^th
Warren	4.31 mi	1	247^th
Cushing	5.65 mi	1	142^nd
Waldoboro	7.08 mi	3	127^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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