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Schools in Little Falls · Gorham school district

Little Falls’s public schools beat 86% of Maine districts

The public schools Little Falls’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

55%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
91%
▲ 6 pts vs ME 85%
2020–21
Math proficiency
89%
▲ 8 pts vs ME 81%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 7 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 13% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Little Falls compares

A− Test scoresA Graduation
Maine school districts we grade (176)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (65)Better than 55%
High confidence. Built on 1,388 tested students and a graduating class of 207; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maine’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maine only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Little Falls.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Gorham Middle Schoolin Gorham
9–12Gorham High Schoolin Gorham

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading91%
State average 85%
Math89%
State average 81.3%

Little Falls vs. its neighbors

Little Falls’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Maine districts.

Every school in Little Falls

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Little Falls

There’s no college in Little Falls, but 11 are within 30 miles. The closest is Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish, 6.5 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Little Falls. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 1 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.

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