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The highest-poverty public schools in Penobscot County, Maine

57 public schools in Penobscot County, Maine appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Downeast School leads the list at 89.9%, against a median of 49.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Penobscot County, Maine

Top % FRL

89.9%

Median % FRL

49.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Downeast School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	288	89.9%
2	Ridge View Community School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	Elementary	528	76.5%
3	Dexter Regional High School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	High	277	71.8%
4	Helen S Dunn Elementary School	Greenbush, ME	Greenbush Public Schools	Elementary	131	71.8%
5	Granite Street School	Millinocket, ME	Millinocket Public Schools	Elementary	209	68.9%
6	Katahdin Elementary School	Stacyville, ME	RSU 89	Elementary	136	66.9%
7	Stearns Jr-Sr High School	Millinocket, ME	Millinocket Public Schools	High	229	65.9%
8	Etna-Dixmont School	Etna, ME	RSU 19	Elementary	185	64.9%
9	James F. Doughty School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Middle	346	64.2%
10	Vine Street School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	190	63.7%
11	Opal Myrick Elementary School	East Millinocket, ME	East Millinocket Public Schools	Elementary	121	62.8%
12	Enfield Station Elementary School	West Enfield, ME	RSU 31/MSAD 31	Elementary	210	61.9%
13	Fairmount School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	259	61.8%
14	Central Community Elementary School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	Elementary	488	61.7%
15	Schenck High School	East Millinocket, ME	East Millinocket Public Schools	High	109	61.5%
16	Penobscot Valley High School	Howland, ME	RSU 31/MSAD 31	High	127	59.8%
17	Old Town Elementary School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	Elementary	488	59.2%
18	Abraham Lincoln School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	184	58.7%
19	Medway Middle School	Medway, ME	Medway Public Schools	Middle	107	57.9%
20	Nokomis Regional Middle School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	Middle	524	57.3%
21	Sebasticook Valley Elementary School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	Elementary	333	54.7%
22	Ella P Burr School	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	Elementary	324	54.3%
23	Leonard Middle School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	Middle	278	53.2%
24	Katahdin Middle/High School	Stacyville, ME	RSU 89	High	128	53.1%
25	Mattanawcook Jr High School	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	Middle	304	53.0%
26	Central Middle School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	Middle	230	51.7%
27	Nokomis Regional High School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	High	610	51.3%
28	Old Town High School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	High	531	50.1%
29	Dr Lewis S Libby School	Milford, ME	Milford Public Schools	Elementary	273	49.8%
30	Central High School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	High	303	46.5%
31	Suzanne M Smith Elementary School	Levant, ME	RSU 87/MSAD 23	Elementary	222	46.4%
32	Mary Snow School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	266	45.5%
33	Brewer Community School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	Elementary	800	45.1%
34	Bangor High School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	High	1,068	44.5%
35	Mattanawcook Academy	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	High	313	43.8%
36	Fourteenth Street School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	153	43.1%
37	Veazie Community School	Veazie, ME	Veazie Public Schools	Elementary	167	43.1%
38	Orono High School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	High	337	40.9%
39	Holden School	Holden, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	Elementary	149	40.9%
40	Carmel Elementary School	Carmel, ME	RSU 87/MSAD 23	Elementary	158	39.2%
41	Orono Middle School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	Middle	154	39.0%
42	Brewer High School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	High	690	38.8%
43	Caravel Middle School	Carmel, ME	RSU 87/MSAD 23	Middle	204	38.7%
44	Holbrook School	Holden, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	Middle	178	37.1%
45	Fruit Street School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	310	36.5%
46	Asa C Adams School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	Elementary	336	36.3%
47	William S. Cohen School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Middle	372	35.5%
48	Eddington School	Eddington, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	Elementary	116	34.5%
49	Center Drive School	Orrington, ME	Orrington Public Schools	Elementary	346	30.9%
50	Hermon High School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	High	567	30.7%

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