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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Cumberland County, Maine

35 public elementary schools in Cumberland County, Maine appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Longfellow School-Portland leads the list at 87.9%, against a median of 68.7% 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

Cumberland County, Maine

Top % Proficient (Reading)

87.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

68.7%

BEST IN READING · CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Longfellow School-Portland	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	263	87.9%
2	Yarmouth Elementary School	Yarmouth, ME	Yarmouth Schools	Elementary	476	85.9%
3	Greely Middle School 4-5	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	Elementary	375	84.9%
4	Falmouth Elementary School	Falmouth, ME	Falmouth Public Schools	Elementary	871	83.3%
5	Wentworth School	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough Public Schools	Elementary	664	83.3%
6	Frank I Brown Elementary School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	Elementary	213	77.1%
7	Presumpscot School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	266	76.1%
8	Amanda C Rowe School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	470	75.3%
9	Sebago Elementary School	Sebago, ME	Sebago Public Schools	Elementary	116	75.0%
10	Burchard A Dunn School	New Gloucester, ME	RSU 15/MSAD 15	Elementary	350	73.3%
11	Mast Landing School	Freeport, ME	RSU 05	Elementary	266	73.0%
12	Harrison Lyseth Elem School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	489	72.3%
13	Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary	Brunswick, ME	Brunswick Public Schools	Elementary	531	72.2%
14	Mabel I Wilson School	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	Elementary	730	71.8%
15	Dora L Small Elementary School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	Elementary	193	71.6%
16	Great Falls Elementary School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Elementary	429	71.0%
17	Narragansett Elementary School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Elementary	479	70.4%
18	Manchester School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	Elementary	357	68.7%
19	Dyer Elementary School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	Elementary	194	67.2%
20	Ocean Avenue	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	337	66.9%
21	Crooked River Elementary	Casco, ME	RSU 61/MSAD 61	Elementary	195	66.9%
22	George E Jack School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	Elementary	140	65.7%
23	Village Elementary School-Gorham	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Elementary	392	65.4%
24	Congin School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	Elementary	335	64.1%
25	Raymond Elementary School	Raymond, ME	RSU 14	Elementary	275	62.1%
26	Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science	Gray, ME	Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences	Elementary	177	61.3%
27	Stevens Brook School	Bridgton, ME	RSU 61/MSAD 61	Elementary	290	60.2%
28	Windham Primary School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	Elementary	727	58.2%
29	Harrison Elementary	Harrison, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	Elementary	105	58.1%
30	Waldo T Skillin Elementary School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	Elementary	302	57.6%
31	Edna Libby Elementary School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	Elementary	296	54.1%
32	Howard C Reiche Community Sch	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	467	49.5%
33	Gerald E Talbot Community School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	394	47.9%
34	East End Community School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Elementary	391	45.7%
35	Saccarappa School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	Elementary	396	37.1%

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