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Best Maine public schools
Eight rankings of Maine's public schools from the latest NCES + state-assessment data. Unlike most school rankings, this list leads with BeatsExpectations: a demographics-adjusted score that asks how a school performs relative to what its student population would predict, not just in absolute terms.
Maine schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios
Schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual.| # | School | City | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conners-Emerson School | Bar Harbor | 7.6:1 |
| 2 | Chelsea Elementary School | Chelsea | 7.9:1 |
| 3 | Oceanside Middle School | Thomaston | 8.0:1 |
| 4 | Mt Desert Island High School | Bar Harbor | 8.2:1 |
| 5 | Loranger Memorial School | Old Orchard Beach | 8.2:1 |
| 6 | Falmouth Middle School | Falmouth | 8.3:1 |
| 7 | Blue Hill Consolidated School | Blue Hill | 8.5:1 |
| 8 | Bloomfield Elementary School | Skowhegan | 8.5:1 |
| 9 | St George School | Tenants Harbor | 8.6:1 |
| 10 | Shapleigh School | Kittery | 8.8:1 |
| 11 | Warren Community School | Warren | 8.8:1 |
| 12 | Saccarappa School | Westbrook | 8.9:1 |
| 13 | Boothbay Region Elem School | Boothbay Harbor | 8.9:1 |
| 14 | Marcia Buker School | Richmond | 9.0:1 |
| 15 | Village Elementary School-York | York | 9.0:1 |
Fastest-growing Maine public schools, 2017-2024
Schools open in both years with 200+ enrollment in 2017, ranked by % change.| # | School | City | Enrollment Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Narragansett Elementary School | Gorham | +85% |
| 2 | Kate Furbish Elementary School | Brunswick | +50% |
| 3 | Saccarappa School | Westbrook | +37% |
| 4 | Mountain Valley Middle School | Mexico | +36% |
| 5 | Yarmouth Elementary School | Yarmouth | +34% |
| 6 | Raymond Elementary School | Raymond | +26% |
| 7 | Maine Connections Academy | South Portland | +24% |
| 8 | Winslow Elementary School | Winslow | +24% |
| 9 | Sacopee Valley Elementary School | Hiram | +23% |
| 10 | Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary Sch | Deer Isle | +22% |
| 11 | Greely Middle School 4-5 | Cumberland | +22% |
| 12 | Maine Virtual Academy | Augusta | +22% |
| 13 | Oak Hill Middle School | Sabattus | +21% |
| 14 | Mabel I Wilson School | Cumberland | +21% |
| 15 | Houlton Southside School | Houlton | +21% |
Most racially diverse Maine public schools
Schools ranked by how balanced their student body is. The largest single racial group's share of enrollment, lowest first.| # | School | City | Max group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deering High School | Portland | 39.9% White (339) |
| 2 | Gerald E Talbot Community School | Portland | 40.1% Black (158) |
| 3 | King Middle School | Portland | 40.3% White (175) |
| 4 | Presumpscot School | Portland | 43.2% White (115) |
| 5 | Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School | Lewiston | 43.4% White (248) |
| 6 | Lewiston High School | Lewiston | 44.5% Black (760) |
| 7 | Howard C Reiche Community Sch | Portland | 44.8% Black (209) |
| 8 | Waldo T Skillin Elementary School | South Portland | 45.4% White (137) |
| 9 | Portland High School | Portland | 46.0% White (420) |
| 10 | Lewiston Middle School | Lewiston | 47.0% White (350) |
| 11 | Park Avenue Elementary School | Auburn | 48.0% Black (187) |
| 12 | East End Community School | Portland | 48.6% Black (190) |
| 13 | Robert V. Connors Elementary School | Lewiston | 49.0% Black (361) |
| 14 | Saccarappa School | Westbrook | 50.3% White (199) |
| 15 | Lyman Moore Middle School | Portland | 51.3% White (241) |
Largest Maine public schools
Brick-and-mortar schools ranked by total enrollment. Virtual schools excluded.| # | School | City | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewiston High School | Lewiston | 1,709 |
| 2 | Noble High School | North Berwick | 1,134 |
| 3 | Sanford High School | Sanford | 1,115 |
| 4 | Bangor High School | Bangor | 1,068 |
| 5 | Edward Little High School | Auburn | 1,045 |
| 6 | Bonny Eagle High School | Standish | 1,027 |
| 7 | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S | Paris | 1,010 |
| 8 | Windham High School | Windham | 939 |
| 9 | South Portland High School | South Portland | 928 |
| 10 | Sanford Middle School | Sanford | 920 |
| 11 | Portland High School | Portland | 912 |
| 12 | Scarborough High School | Scarborough | 903 |
| 13 | Biddeford High School | Biddeford | 894 |
| 14 | Falmouth Elementary School | Falmouth | 871 |
| 15 | Massabesic High School | Waterboro | 867 |
About these rankings
These tables use the most recent NCES Common Core of Data (2024-25) for enrollment, demographics, and staffing, and state-native assessment data (typically 2023-24 or 2024-25) for proficiency. BeatsExpectations is computed via per-state ordinary-least-squares regression of composite proficiency on free-and-reduced-lunch share. Full methodology.
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