Best Public Schools in Rockland, ME

Summary:

The city of Rockland, Maine is home to two schools: Oceanside High School, a high school with 525 students, and South School, an elementary school with 265 students. Both schools are part of the Regional School Unit 13 District, which is ranked 95th out of 177 districts in Maine and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Oceanside High School has a diverse student population, with 93.33% white, 1.33% African American, and 3.05% Hispanic students. However, the school has experienced a declining ranking over the past 3 years, from 39th out of 98 Maine high schools in 2021-2022 to 85th out of 123 in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school has a low 79.2% four-year graduation rate and a high 46.9% chronic absenteeism rate, which is significantly higher than the 26.6% rate at South School. Oceanside High School also has a relatively high 49.9% free and reduced lunch recipients.

In contrast, South School has a slightly less diverse student population, with 91.32% white, 2.26% African American, and 2.26% Hispanic students. While South School has also experienced a declining ranking over the past 3 years, from 98th out of 210 Maine elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 191st out of 290 in 2022-2023, it has a lower 26.6% chronic absenteeism rate and a higher 61.89% free and reduced lunch recipients compared to Oceanside High School. The student-teacher ratio at South School is also lower, at 7.8, compared to 10.6 at Oceanside High School.

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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
South School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 Broadway	Rockland	04841	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 596-2020	279	31	8.8	59.1%	250 (89.6%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	41.8	191^st of 290 public elementary schools	34.1%		51.3	98^th of 210 public elementary schools	53.3%	93	60.0	48.3		$27,386
Oceanside High School	Public	9-12	400 Broadway	Rockland	04841	Knox County	Regional School Unit 13	No	No	No	No	(207) 596-2010	511	47	10.9	39.5%	471 (92.2%)	8 (1.6%)	18 (3.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	30.7	85^th of 123 public high schools	30.9%		61.7	39^th of 98 public high schools	60.2%	46	59.5	45.5	22.6	$19,600

Cities Near Rockland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Owls Head	2.52 mi	1	84^th
Thomaston	3.95 mi	3	112^th
Rockport	5.55 mi	2	20^th
Warren	6.34 mi	1	247^th
Camden	7.42 mi	1	29^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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