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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Maine

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in Maine, drawn from 67 qualifying public high schools. Falmouth High School leads the list at 86.9%, against a median of 59.6% 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

Maine

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

59.6%

BEST IN READING · MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Falmouth High School	Falmouth, ME	Falmouth Public Schools	High	669	86.9%
2	Marshwood High School	South Berwick, ME	RSU 35/MSAD 35	High	659	85.5%
3	Greely High School	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	High	615	81.5%
4	Kennebunk High School	Kennebunk, ME	RSU 21	High	683	78.5%
5	Camden Hills Regional H S	Rockport, ME	Five Town CSD	High	757	76.1%
6	Scarborough High School	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough Public Schools	High	903	75.2%
7	Freeport High School	Freeport, ME	RSU 05	High	593	74.2%
8	Hodgdon Middle/High School	Hodgdon, ME	RSU 70/MSAD 70	High	211	72.9%
9	York High School	York, ME	York Public Schools	High	498	70.9%
10	Gorham High School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	High	812	69.5%
11	Hampden Academy	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	High	767	69.4%
12	South Portland High School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	High	928	68.9%
13	Stearns Jr-Sr High School	Millinocket, ME	Millinocket Public Schools	High	229	68.6%
14	Skowhegan Area High School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	High	686	68.6%
15	Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences	Portland, ME	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	High	384	67.9%
16	Hall-Dale Middle and High School	Farmingdale, ME	RSU 02	High	496	67.5%
17	Presque Isle High School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	High	474	67.3%
18	Fort Fairfield Middle/High School	Fort Fairfield, ME	RSU 86/MSAD 20	High	238	66.1%
19	Gardiner Area High School	Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	High	565	65.5%
20	Ellsworth High School	Ellsworth, ME	Ellsworth Public Schools	High	521	64.5%
21	Mt Blue High School	Farmington, ME	RSU 09	High	720	64.0%
22	Lisbon High School	Lisbon Falls, ME	Lisbon Public Schools	High	396	63.8%
23	Leavitt Area High School	Turner, ME	RSU 52/MSAD 52	High	563	63.2%
24	Messalonskee High School	Oakland, ME	RSU 18	High	695	63.0%
25	Katahdin Middle/High School	Stacyville, ME	RSU 89	High	128	63.0%
26	Dexter Regional High School	Dexter, ME	MSAD 46	High	277	61.8%
27	Bangor High School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	High	1,068	61.3%
28	Maranacook Community High Sch	Readfield, ME	RSU 38	High	385	61.3%
29	Old Town High School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	High	531	61.0%
30	Caribou High School	Caribou, ME	RSU 39	High	436	61.0%
31	Robert W Traip Academy	Kittery, ME	Kittery Public Schools	High	294	60.9%
32	Morse High School	Bath, ME	RSU 01 - LKRSU	High	615	60.5%
33	Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S	Mars Hill, ME	RSU 42/MSAD 42	High	157	60.0%
34	Brewer High School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	High	690	59.6%
35	Mountain Valley High School	Rumford, ME	RSU 10	High	369	59.3%
36	Spruce Mountain High School	Jay, ME	RSU 73	High	425	58.9%
37	Houlton High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	High	378	58.8%
38	Orono High School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	High	337	58.7%
39	Casco Bay High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	379	58.6%
40	Windham High School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	High	939	57.4%
41	Brunswick High School	Brunswick, ME	Brunswick Public Schools	High	722	57.1%
42	Madawaska Middle/High School	Madawaska, ME	Madawaska Public Schools	High	205	56.5%
43	Bonny Eagle High School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	High	1,027	56.5%
44	Wiscasset Middle/High School	Wiscasset, ME	Wiscasset Public Schools	High	198	55.3%
45	Gray-New Gloucester High School	Gray, ME	RSU 15/MSAD 15	High	573	55.2%
46	Westbrook High School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	High	719	54.8%
47	Mattanawcook Academy	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	High	313	53.6%
48	Mt Ararat High School	Topsham, ME	RSU 75/MSAD 75	High	732	53.5%
49	Belfast Area High School	Belfast, ME	RSU 71	High	476	52.5%
50	Hermon High School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	High	567	52.4%

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