Maine Coast Waldorf School

Maine Coast Waldorf School

Private Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, High School | Grade Pre-K-12
57 Desert Rd,  Freeport, ME
Freeport Neighborhood
3.8
3.5
288 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
David Eichler
Student Teacher Ratio
8:1
Average SAT Score
1200
Average GPA
3.59
Graduation Rate
100%
Annual Tuition
$21,800

Niche Grade

A
Academics
B
Teachers
B
College Prep
A-
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.59
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
8:1
Teachers
39
Full Time Teachers
23
Part Time Teachers
16
College Prep
Average SAT
1200
Math
580
Verbal
620
Four-Year Matriculation Rate
92%
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

White
96.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.6%
Black
1.2%
Hispanic
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Bowdoin College 18 Students
University of Vermont 15 Students
Bates College 14 Students
Boston University 12 Students
Colby College 11 Students
Northeastern University 9 Students
Clark University 9 Students
Wheaton College - Massachusetts 9 Students
University of New England 8 Students
Skidmore College 8 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 16 Students
Biology 8 Students
Political Science and Government 8 Students
Psychology 7 Students
History 7 Students
Neuroscience and Neurobiology 5 Students
Entrepreneurship 5 Students
Philosophy 5 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 4 Students
Arts 3 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.8 39 Reviews
5.0 Senior
11/16/2022
My experience with Maine Coast has been excellent. The student teacher connection is quite amazing. Even as a freshmen I was comfortable to go and talk to my teachers.
1.0 Parent
10/3/2018
Seemed wonderful at first. Turned out not to be wonderful. Dysfunctional nature of the school was not readily apparent but became so.
1.0 Parent
7/23/2018
Sad to say it's a poorly run school. I found it operates in an amateurish way rather than like a professionally run school, and I wasn't comfortable with that for my child. I've found other nearby schools to be much better run, which benefits the students.
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3.5 15 Reviews
5.0 parent
6/28/2020
We could not have made it through distance learning without Maine Coast Waldorf School. Connection in community is now more important than ever, and our choice several years ago to enroll at MCWS was validated again and again this spring. The teachers and staff went above and beyond during this firs...
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5.0 parent
3/5/2020
This school does a fantastic job with so many aspects of education. We have been at the school for many years and have been delighted with the education. I want to also suggest that having the same teacher for all 8 years of grade school is a great opportunity to develop a long term relationship wit...
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1.0 parent
3/5/2020
My family had many of the same types of negative experiences described in other reviews. Waldorf is appealing in many ways, but after several years at MCWS we realized it has a major drawback that outweighs and actually undermines the potential benefits. In Waldorf schools, when the students move fr...
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5.0 parent
1/21/2020
Maine Coast has an extraordinary community of supportive, creative, and enthusiastic families. My kids are so excited to go to school each day and come home full of stories of the day and excited about what they have learned. I feel like they are connecting deeply with what they are learning, and it...
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