Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 22

Summary:

Regional School Unit 22 in Maine is home to two middle schools, Reeds Brook Middle School and Samuel L Wagner Middle School, serving grades 6-8. While both schools share the same district, Regional School Unit 22, their academic performance and other key metrics vary significantly.

Reeds Brook Middle School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 6 middle schools in Maine over the past 3 years and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts (84.97%), Mathematics (68.71%), and Science (71.15%), significantly outpacing the district and state averages. Additionally, Reeds Brook has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 15.3% compared to Samuel L Wagner Middle School's 16.3%.

In contrast, Samuel L Wagner Middle School has shown more mixed performance, with its ranking dropping from 25th out of 92 Maine middle schools in 2020-2021 to 36th out of 96 schools in 2022-2023, earning a 3-star rating. The school lags behind the district and state averages in proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics (47.24%) and Science (35%). Additionally, Samuel L Wagner has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (47.42%) compared to Reeds Brook Middle School (24.06%), which may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.

District Detail

24 Main Road North
Hampden, ME 04444

(207) 862-3255

SchoolDigger Rank:
37^th of 177 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,170

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Reeds Brook Middle School	Public	6-8	28A Main Road South	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3540	335	24	13.9	19.1%	305 (91.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	94.4	5^th of 96 public middle schools	94.8%		90.8	6^th of 93 public middle schools	93.5%	1	85.0	68.7	71.2	$14,947
Samuel L Wagner Middle School	Public	5-8	19 Williams Way	Winterport	04496	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 223-4309	198	16	12.6	42.9%	187 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	51.9	36^th of 96 public middle schools	62.5%		47.4	55^th of 93 public middle schools	40.9%	19	67.3	47.2	35.0	$16,704

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 25	5.47 mi	4	86^th
Orrington Public Schools	6.67 mi	1	87^th
Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	8.1 mi	8	159^th
Regional School Unit 20	10.6 mi	11
Regional School Unit 71	10.6 mi	7	98^th

Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 22

District Detail

Reeds Brook Middle School

Samuel L Wagner Middle School

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