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Rsu 05 Schools
Rsu 05 is a public school district in Maine, based in Cumberland County (Freeport). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rsu 05 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Rsu 05
5 of 6 schools in Rsu 05 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 5
Best schools in Rsu 05
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Freeport High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Freeport Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Durham Community School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mast Landing School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pownal Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Rsu 05
All schools, A to Z (6)
- A+ Durham Community School, Durham
- A+ Freeport High School, Freeport
- A+ Freeport Middle School, Freeport
- A+ Mast Landing School, Freeport
- Morse Street School, Freeport
- A+ Pownal Elementary School, Pownal
Where Rsu 05 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maine
- County: Cumberland County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,089 students with 181 full-time-equivalent teachers and 482 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2314789
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Brunswick Public Schools (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Yarmouth Schools (4 schools, 8 mi)
- Rsu 51/msad 51 (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Lisbon Public Schools (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Rsu 15/msad 15 (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Rsu 75/msad 75 (7 schools, 13 mi)
- Falmouth Public Schools (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Lewiston Public Schools (7 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Rsu 05
How many schools are in Rsu 05?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Rsu 05, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rsu 05 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Freeport, Durham, Pownal.
How good are the schools in Rsu 05?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A+, with 93.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 74.6%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rsu 05?
2,089 students were enrolled in Rsu 05 in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rsu 05?
Rsu 05 is in Maine, based in Cumberland County, with its district office in Freeport. Its boundary covers about 95.9 sq mi.