RSU 79/MSAD 01 School District

79 Blake St Suite #1
Presque Isle, ME 04769
(District boundaries shown in map)
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10
Top 30%

Top Rankings

RSU 79/MSAD 01 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public preschools serving 553 students in RSU 79/MSAD 01 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public pre schools in Maine.
Public Preschools in RSU 79/MSAD 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 87% (versus the Maine public pre school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 95% (versus the 83% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is less than the Maine public preschool average of 15% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
6 Schools
264 Schools
# Students
1,670 Students
60,429 Students
# Teachers
128 Teachers
5,629 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

RSU 79/MSAD 01 School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 82% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (ME)
#38 out of 189 school districts
(Top 30%)
57%
49%
88%
84%
39%
37%
82%
86%

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