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Rsu 71 Schools
Rsu 71 is a public school district in Maine, based in Waldo County (Belfast). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rsu 71 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 71
5 of 7 schools in Rsu 71 carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 5
Best schools in Rsu 71
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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+ Ames Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Belfast Area High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Troy A Howard Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Kermit S Nickerson School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Captain Albert W Stevens School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Rsu 71
All schools, A to Z (7)
- A+ Ames Elementary School, Searsmont
- A+ Belfast Area High School, Belfast
- A+ Captain Albert W Stevens School, Belfast
- East Belfast School, Belfast
- Gladys Weymouth Elem School, Morrill
- A+ Kermit S Nickerson School, Swanville
- A+ Troy A Howard Middle School, Belfast
Where Rsu 71 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maine
- County: Waldo County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,418 students with 128 full-time-equivalent teachers and 368 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2314822
- 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
- Rsu 03/msad 03 (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Rsu 20 (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Rsu 22 (7 schools, 19 mi)
- Rsu 25 (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Rsu 40/msad 40 (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Winslow Schools (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Rsu 53/msad 53 (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Rsu 12 (4 schools, 26 mi)
Questions about Rsu 71
How many schools are in Rsu 71?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Rsu 71, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rsu 71 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Belfast, Morrill, Searsmont, Swanville.
How good are the schools in Rsu 71?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A+, with 81% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 72%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rsu 71?
1,418 students were enrolled in Rsu 71 in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rsu 71?
Rsu 71 is in Maine, based in Waldo County, with its district office in Belfast. Its boundary covers about 122 sq mi.