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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Maine

Across Maine, 53 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Greely High School leads the list at 73.1%, against a median of 34.7% 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

Maine

Top % Proficient (Science)

73.1%

Median % Proficient (Science)

34.7%

BEST IN SCIENCE · MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Greely High School	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	High	615	73.1%
2	Yarmouth High School	Yarmouth, ME	Yarmouth Schools	High	554	65.2%
3	Cape Elizabeth High School	Cape Elizabeth, ME	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	High	471	63.6%
4	Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences	Portland, ME	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	High	384	62.1%
5	Scarborough High School	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough Public Schools	High	903	60.0%
6	Freeport High School	Freeport, ME	RSU 05	High	593	59.3%
7	Camden Hills Regional H S	Rockport, ME	Five Town CSD	High	757	58.4%
8	Kennebunk High School	Kennebunk, ME	RSU 21	High	683	58.1%
9	York High School	York, ME	York Public Schools	High	498	56.4%
10	Marshwood High School	South Berwick, ME	RSU 35/MSAD 35	High	659	56.0%
11	Hall-Dale Middle and High School	Farmingdale, ME	RSU 02	High	496	55.4%
12	Falmouth High School	Falmouth, ME	Falmouth Public Schools	High	669	55.2%
13	Mt Desert Island High School	Bar Harbor, ME	Mt Desert CSD	High	453	53.5%
14	Brunswick High School	Brunswick, ME	Brunswick Public Schools	High	722	46.6%
15	Hampden Academy	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	High	767	44.9%
16	Orono High School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	High	337	44.6%
17	Leavitt Area High School	Turner, ME	RSU 52/MSAD 52	High	563	44.1%
18	Wells High School	Wells, ME	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	High	422	43.9%
19	Bangor High School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	High	1,068	41.8%
20	Gardiner Area High School	Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	High	565	41.2%
21	Mt Ararat High School	Topsham, ME	RSU 75/MSAD 75	High	732	40.7%
22	Winslow High School	Winslow, ME	Winslow Schools	High	383	40.2%
23	Medomak Valley High School	Waldoboro, ME	RSU 40/MSAD 40	High	561	39.8%
24	Ellsworth High School	Ellsworth, ME	Ellsworth Public Schools	High	521	37.1%
25	Hermon High School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	High	567	35.8%
26	Brewer High School	Brewer, ME	Brewer Public Schools	High	690	35.6%
27	Massabesic High School	Waterboro, ME	RSU 57/MSAD 57	High	867	34.7%
28	Waterville Senior High School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	High	529	34.6%
29	Bonny Eagle High School	Standish, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	High	1,027	34.3%
30	South Portland High School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	High	928	33.9%
31	Deering High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	850	33.3%
32	Morse High School	Bath, ME	RSU 01 - LKRSU	High	615	32.9%
33	Mt Blue High School	Farmington, ME	RSU 09	High	720	32.7%
34	Maranacook Community High Sch	Readfield, ME	RSU 38	High	385	32.2%
35	Edward Little High School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	High	1,045	31.6%
36	Westbrook High School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	High	719	31.0%
37	Messalonskee High School	Oakland, ME	RSU 18	High	695	31.0%
38	Portland High School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	High	912	30.7%
39	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	Hinckley, ME	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	High	177	30.2%
40	Sanford High School	Sanford, ME	Sanford Public Schools	High	1,115	28.8%
41	Presque Isle High School	Presque Isle, ME	RSU 79/MSAD 01	High	474	28.6%
42	Skowhegan Area High School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	High	686	28.5%
43	Biddeford High School	Biddeford, ME	Biddeford Public Schools	High	894	28.3%
44	Penquis Valley Middle/High School	Milo, ME	RSU 41/MSAD 41	High	349	27.4%
45	Cony	Augusta, ME	Augusta Public Schools	High	662	23.6%
46	Windham High School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	High	939	22.6%
47	Fort Kent Community High School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	High	240	22.5%
48	Spruce Mountain High School	Jay, ME	RSU 73	High	425	21.3%
49	Nokomis Regional High School	Newport, ME	RSU 19	High	610	20.3%
50	Monmouth Academy	Monmouth, ME	RSU 02	High	192	18.9%

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