Mt Desert Island High School serves 539 learners in grades 9-12.

Mt Desert Island High School placed in the upper 20% of all schools in Maine for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 30%, and reading proficiency is upper 5%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 45-49% (which is higher than the Maine state average of 37%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 70-74% (which is higher than the Maine state average of 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Maine state average of 12:1.

Minority enrollment is 7% of the learner body (majority Latino and Asian), which is lower than the Maine state average of 11% (majority African-American and Latino).

School Overview: Mt Desert Island High School’s learner population of 539 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 54 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Mt Desert Island High School is ranked within the upper 20% of all 523 schools in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Mt Desert Island High School is 0.13, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.21. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Mt Desert Island High School is Sumner Memorial High School (12.2 miles away)

The closest middle school and elementary school is Conners-emerson School (4.7 miles away)