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The highest-poverty public schools in Maine

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Maine, drawn from 475 qualifying public schools. Park Avenue Elementary School leads the list at 91.8%, against a median of 47.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

475

Maine

Top % FRL

91.8%

Median % FRL

47.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Park Avenue Elementary School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	Elementary	390	91.8%
2	Downeast School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	288	89.9%
3	Milo Elementary School	Milo, ME	RSU 41/MSAD 41	Elementary	136	89.7%
4	Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Milo, ME	RSU 41/MSAD 41	High	349	84.0%
5	Searsport Elementary	Searsport, ME	RSU 20	Elementary	167	80.2%
6	Rumford Elementary	Rumford, ME	RSU 10	Elementary	213	79.8%
7	Meroby Elementary School	Mexico, ME	RSU 10	Elementary	256	79.3%
8	Washburn School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	Elementary	219	78.5%
9	Searsport District Middle School	Searsport, ME	RSU 20	Middle	108	77.8%
10	Mountain Valley Middle School	Mexico, ME	RSU 10	Middle	376	77.4%
11	East End Community School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	391	77.2%
12	Madison Elementary School	Madison, ME	RSU 59/MSAD 59	Elementary	140	77.1%
13	Houlton Junior High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Middle	186	76.9%
14	Ridge View Community School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	Elementary	528	76.5%
15	Houlton Elementary School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Elementary	282	75.9%
16	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	Hinckley, ME	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	High	177	75.7%
17	Sherwood Heights Elementary Sch	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	Elementary	291	75.6%
18	Margaret Chase Smith Sch - Skowhegan	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	Elementary	180	75.6%
19	Bloomfield Elementary School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	Elementary	267	74.9%
20	Houlton High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	High	378	74.6%
21	Milbridge Elementary School	Milbridge, ME	RSU 37/MSAD 37	Elementary	114	74.6%
22	Somerset Elementary School	Hartland, ME	RSU 19	Elementary	231	74.5%
23	Jonesport Elementary School	Jonesport, ME	Jonesport Public Schools	Elementary	101	74.3%
24	Carrabec Community School	North Anson, ME	RSU 74/MSAD 74	Elementary	225	74.2%
25	George J Mitchell School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	Elementary	532	73.9%
26	Robert V. Connors Elementary School	Lewiston, ME	Lewiston Public Schools	Elementary	737	73.7%
27	Searsport District High School	Searsport, ME	RSU 20	High	121	73.6%
28	Saccarappa School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	Elementary	396	73.2%
29	Mountain Valley High School	Rumford, ME	RSU 10	High	369	73.2%
30	Main Street Middle School	Madison, ME	RSU 59/MSAD 59	Elementary	160	73.1%
31	North Elementary School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	Elementary	118	72.9%
32	Howard C Reiche Community Sch	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	467	72.8%
33	Walton School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	Elementary	156	72.4%
34	Madison Jr/Sr High School	Madison, ME	RSU 59/MSAD 59	High	243	72.4%
35	Oxford-Cumberland Canal School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	Elementary	188	72.3%
36	Phillips Elementary Sch	Phillips, ME	RSU 58/MSAD 58	Elementary	112	72.3%
37	Dimensions Academy	Cornville, ME	Community Regional Charter School	Elementary	177	72.3%
38	Piscataquis Community Elementary	Guilford, ME	RSU 80/MSAD 04	Elementary	264	72.0%
39	Dexter Regional High School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	High	277	71.8%
40	Sanford Pride Elementary School	Sanford, ME	Sanford Public Schools	Elementary	383	71.8%
41	Helen S Dunn Elementary School	Greenbush, ME	Greenbush Public Schools	Elementary	131	71.8%
42	Albert S Hall School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	Elementary	237	71.3%
43	Canaan Elementary School	Canaan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	Elementary	160	71.3%
44	So Aroostook School	Dyer Brook, ME	RSU 50	Combined	340	71.2%
45	Spruce Mountain Elementary School	Jay, ME	RSU 73	Elementary	306	70.9%
46	Gerald E Talbot Community School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	394	70.8%
47	Princeton Elementary School	Princeton, ME	Princeton Public Schools	Elementary	113	70.8%
48	King Middle School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Middle	434	70.7%
49	Van Buren Elementary School	Van Buren, ME	RSU 88/MSAD 24	Elementary	204	70.6%
50	Limestone Community School	Limestone, ME	Limestone Public Schools	Elementary	138	70.3%

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