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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Penobscot County, Maine

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Penobscot County, Maine, drawn from 43 qualifying public schools. Reeds Brook Middle School leads the list at 83.1%, against a median of 62.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Penobscot County, Maine

Top % Proficient (Reading)

83.1%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

62.8%

BEST IN READING · PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Reeds Brook Middle School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	Middle	304	83.1%
2	Asa C Adams School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	Elementary	336	78.1%
3	Orono Middle School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	Middle	154	76.4%
4	Holbrook School	Holden, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	Middle	178	76.3%
5	Patricia A Duran School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	Elementary	459	70.3%
6	Holden School	Holden, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	Elementary	149	69.6%
7	Hampden Academy	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	High	767	69.4%
8	Glenburn Elementary School	Glenburn, ME	Glenburn Public Schools	Elementary	381	68.7%
9	Stearns Jr-Sr High School	Millinocket, ME	Millinocket Public Schools	High	229	68.6%
10	Mary Snow School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	266	68.5%
11	William S. Cohen School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Middle	372	67.8%
12	Brewer Community School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	Elementary	800	67.6%
13	George B Weatherbee School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	Elementary	381	67.6%
14	Hermon Middle School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	Middle	319	67.5%
15	Granite Street School	Millinocket, ME	Millinocket Public Schools	Elementary	209	67.0%
16	Medway Middle School	Medway, ME	Medway Public Schools	Middle	107	65.7%
17	James F. Doughty School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Middle	346	65.1%
18	Center Drive School	Orrington, ME	Orrington Public Schools	Elementary	346	64.9%
19	Fourteenth Street School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	153	64.7%
20	Suzanne M Smith Elementary School	Levant, ME	RSU 87/MSAD 23	Elementary	222	63.8%
21	Katahdin Middle/High School	Stacyville, ME	RSU 89	High	128	63.0%
22	Caravel Middle School	Carmel, ME	RSU 87/MSAD 23	Middle	204	62.8%
23	Mattanawcook Jr High School	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	Middle	304	62.7%
24	Etna-Dixmont School	Etna, ME	RSU 19	Elementary	185	62.3%
25	Old Town Elementary School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	Elementary	488	62.0%
26	Central Middle School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	Middle	230	61.9%
27	Dexter Regional High School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	High	277	61.8%
28	Fairmount School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Elementary	259	61.7%
29	Bangor High School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	High	1,068	61.3%
30	Old Town High School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	High	531	61.0%
31	Dr Lewis S Libby School	Milford, ME	Milford Public Schools	Elementary	273	60.0%
32	Brewer High School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	High	690	59.6%
33	Orono High School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	High	337	58.7%
34	Leonard Middle School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	Middle	278	57.4%
35	Mattanawcook Academy	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	High	313	53.6%
36	Ridge View Community School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	Elementary	528	53.5%
37	Hermon High School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	High	567	52.4%
38	Nokomis Regional High School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	High	610	51.9%
39	Central Community Elementary School	Corinth, ME	RSU 64/MSAD 64	Elementary	488	51.7%
40	Ella P Burr School	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	Elementary	324	51.3%
41	Nokomis Regional Middle School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	Middle	524	50.3%
42	Enfield Station Elementary School	West Enfield, ME	RSU 31/MSAD 31	Elementary	210	44.6%
43	Penobscot Valley High School	Howland, ME	RSU 31/MSAD 31	High	127	43.5%

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