Enrollment
384
High
STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAXTER ACADEMY FOR TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE·NCES 231481223141
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences
185 Lancaster Street, Portland, ME 04101 · (207) 699-5500 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Maine public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
77 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 94 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 23% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
64.0%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences this school | 384 | 20.1% | N/A |
| Freeport High School Freeport | 593 | 21.8% | N/A |
| Wells High School Wells | 422 | 17.5% | N/A |
| Yarmouth High School Yarmouth | 554 | 15.7% | N/A |
| York High School York | 498 | 21.7% | N/A |
| Mt Desert Island High School Bar Harbor | 453 | 27.4% | N/A |
Matched among Maine high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #11 of 73 | #5 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #15 of 67 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #58 of 114 | #17 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #69 of 86 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #29 of 86 | #11 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #99 of 106 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #38 of 51 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
384
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 384 | 27.2 | 14.1:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 24.7 | 15.1:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 25.6 | 13.9:1 | 17% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 30.2 | 13.3:1 | 16% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 19% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (400 to 384); teachers down 10% (30.2 to 27.2).
About Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is a high school in Portland, Maine, according to federal school records. It reported 384 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is listed under Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in federal data.
The share of students at Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences who are White is 87%. Other groups make up 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Cumberland County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
A staff of 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.1:1. The gap from the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Maine is 2.2 students per teacher. By family income, 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points below the 34% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of Maine public high schools.
The school's county is Cumberland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 99 public schools in the county, enrolling about 38,224, Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences among them.
Measured in a straight line, Portland High School is about 0.2 miles from Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is City: Small. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 390 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 384.
On allk12, people connected to Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Baxter Academy for Tech & SciencesHow many students attend Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences?
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences enrolls approximately 384 students in grades 09-12.
Is Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences have?
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences?
Student demographics at Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences are roughly 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences?
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is overseen by Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.