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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · MAINE

Maine schools on the rise

Maine public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+85%
Narragansett Elementary School
Range
+11% to +85%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 ME PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Narragansett Elementary SchoolGORHAMGorham Public Schools25947984.9%
Maine Arts Academy SchoolAUGUSTAMaine Arts Academy14524569.0%
Machias Memorial High SchoolMACHIASMachias Public Schools11217354.5%
Kate Furbish Elementary SchoolBRUNSWICKBrunswick Public Schools41161649.9%
Acadia Academy SchoolLEWISTONAcadia Academy17225045.3%
Saccarappa SchoolWESTBROOKWestbrook Public Schools29039636.6%
Mountain Valley Middle SchoolMEXICORSU 1027637636.2%
Yarmouth Elementary SchoolYARMOUTHYarmouth Schools35547634.1%
Fiddlehead School of Arts & ScienceGRAYFiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences13317733.1%
Raymond Elementary SchoolRAYMONDRSU 1421927525.6%
Blue Point SchoolSCARBOROUGHScarborough Public Schools17221424.4%
Winslow Elementary SchoolWINSLOWWinslow Schools46958123.9%
Sacopee Valley Elementary SchoolHIRAMRSU 55/MSAD 5529536423.4%
Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary SchDEER ISLEDeer Isle-Stonington CSD20424922.1%
Veazie Community SchoolVEAZIEVeazie Public Schools13716721.9%
Greely Middle School 4-5CUMBERLANDRSU 51/MSAD 5130837521.8%
Woodland Consolidated SchWOODLANDWoodland Public Schools14417521.5%
Oak Hill Middle SchoolSABATTUSRSU 0431338021.4%
Mabel I Wilson SchoolCUMBERLANDRSU 51/MSAD 5160473020.9%
Houlton Southside SchoolHOULTONRSU 29/MSAD 2930536820.7%
Portland High SchoolPORTLANDPortland Public Schools75691220.6%
Dimensions AcademyCORNVILLECommunity Regional Charter School14817719.6%
Bowdoinham Community SchoolBOWDOINHAMRSU 75/MSAD 7516219218.5%
James H Bean SchoolSIDNEYRSU 1825430018.1%
Lewiston High SchoolLEWISTONLewiston Public Schools1,4471,70918.1%
River View Community SchoolSOUTH GARDINERRSU 11/MSAD 1116319217.8%
Asa C Adams SchoolORONORSU 2628633617.5%
Sea Road SchoolKENNEBUNKRSU 2126330817.1%
Lisbon High SchoolLISBON FALLSLisbon Public Schools33939616.8%
Amanda C Rowe SchoolPORTLANDPortland Public Schools40347016.6%
Tripp Middle SchoolTURNERRSU 52/MSAD 5228032616.4%
Fourteenth Street SchoolBANGORBangor Public Schools13215315.9%
Young SchoolSACOSaco Public Schools27932315.8%
Biddeford High SchoolBIDDEFORDBiddeford Public Schools77489415.5%
Central SchoolSOUTH BERWICKRSU 35/MSAD 3534940215.2%
Bucksport High SchoolBUCKSPORTRSU 2531436115.0%
H B Emery Jr Memorial SchoolLIMINGTONRSU 06/MSAD 0618421114.7%
Turner Elementary SchoolTURNERRSU 52/MSAD 5225829514.3%
Edna Libby Elementary SchoolSTANDISHRSU 06/MSAD 0625929614.3%
Turner Primary SchoolTURNERRSU 52/MSAD 5227030814.1%
Robert W Traip AcademyKITTERYKittery Public Schools25829414.0%
Wells Elementary SchoolWELLSWells-Ogunquit CSD49756313.3%
T W Kelly Dirigo Middle SchoolDIXFIELDRSU 5615918013.2%
Miles Lane SchoolBUCKSPORTRSU 2528131612.5%
Kennebunkport Consolidated SchKENNEBUNKPORTRSU 2117719912.4%
Vine Street SchoolBANGORBangor Public Schools16919012.4%
Lamoine Consolidated SchoolLAMOINELamoine Public Schools12213712.3%
George B Weatherbee SchoolHAMPDENRSU 2234038112.1%
Sanford High SchoolSANFORDSanford Public Schools9961,11511.9%
Morse Street SchoolFREEPORTRSU 0525928811.2%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-me.csv

How this list was built

Every Maine public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Mainefamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Maine schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/maine
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