York County schools ranked by test score
Latest MEA year (2024-25). 41 schools in York County, Maine with reported English Language Arts scores. Maine state average: 64.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshwood High School South Berwick · RSU 35/MSAD 35 | High | 85.5% | +21.4pp |
| 2 | York Middle School York · York Public Schools | Middle | 84.1% | +20.0pp |
| 3 | Middle School of the Kennebunks Kennebunk · RSU 21 | Middle | 82.8% | +18.7pp |
| 4 | Sea Road School Kennebunk · RSU 21 | Elementary | 79.2% | +15.1pp |
| 5 | Kennebunk High School Kennebunk · RSU 21 | High | 78.5% | +14.4pp |
| 6 | Marshwood Great Works School South Berwick · RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Elementary | 76.4% | +12.3pp |
| 7 | Marshwood Middle School Eliot · RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Middle | 75.7% | +11.6pp |
| 8 | Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon · RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Elementary | 75.4% | +11.3pp |
| 9 | Massabesic Middle School East Waterboro · RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Middle | 74.8% | +10.7pp |
| 10 | Central School South Berwick · RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Elementary | 72.4% | +8.3pp |
| 11 | North Berwick Elementary School North Berwick · RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Elementary | 72.2% | +8.1pp |
| 12 | Wells Junior High School Wells · Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Middle | 72.2% | +8.1pp |
| 13 | Alfred Elementary School Alfred · RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Elementary | 71.6% | +7.5pp |
| 14 | York High School York · York Public Schools | High | 70.9% | +6.8pp |
| 15 | Loranger Memorial School Old Orchard Beach · RSU 23 | Middle | 68.1% | +4.0pp |
| 16 | Waterboro Elementary School East Waterboro · RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Elementary | 67.4% | +3.3pp |
| 17 | Saco Middle School Saco · Saco Public Schools | Middle | 65.0% | +0.9pp |
| 18 | Wells Elementary School Wells · Wells-Ogunquit CSD | Elementary | 64.9% | +0.8pp |
| 19 | Shapleigh School Kittery · Kittery Public Schools | Middle | 64.7% | +0.6pp |
| 20 | Hollis School Hollis · RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Elementary | 64.2% | +0.1pp |
| 21 | Eric L Knowlton School Berwick · RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Elementary | 63.7% | -0.4pp |
| 22 | C K Burns School Saco · Saco Public Schools | Elementary | 63.5% | -0.6pp |
| 23 | Buxton Center Elementary School Buxton · RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Elementary | 62.4% | -1.7pp |
| 24 | Hanson School Lebanon · RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Elementary | 62.3% | -1.8pp |
| 25 | Biddeford Middle School Biddeford · Biddeford Public Schools | Middle | 62.1% | -2.0pp |
| 26 | Robert W Traip Academy Kittery · Kittery Public Schools | High | 60.9% | -3.2pp |
| 27 | Shapleigh Memorial School Shapleigh · RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Elementary | 60.9% | -3.2pp |
| 28 | Bonny Eagle Middle School Buxton · RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Middle | 58.8% | -5.3pp |
| 29 | Margaret Chase Smith Sanford · Sanford Public Schools | Elementary | 58.6% | -5.5pp |
| 30 | Biddeford Intermediate School Biddeford · Biddeford Public Schools | Elementary | 58.5% | -5.6pp |
| 31 | Vivian E Hussey School Berwick · RSU 60/MSAD 60 | Elementary | 58.2% | -5.9pp |
| 32 | Sanford Middle School Sanford · Sanford Public Schools | Middle | 57.9% | -6.2pp |
| 33 | Lyman Elementary School Lyman · RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Elementary | 57.6% | -6.5pp |
| 34 | Dayton Consolidated School Dayton · Dayton Public Schools | Elementary | 57.4% | -6.7pp |
| 35 | Sanford Pride Elementary School Sanford · Sanford Public Schools | Elementary | 56.9% | -7.2pp |
| 36 | Acton Elementary School Acton · Acton Public Schools | Elementary | 55.1% | -9.0pp |
| 37 | H B Emery Jr Memorial School Limington · RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Elementary | 51.0% | -13.1pp |
| 38 | Line Elementary West Newfield · RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Elementary | 49.6% | -14.5pp |
| 39 | Carl J Lamb School Springvale · Sanford Public Schools | Elementary | 47.3% | -16.8pp |
| 40 | Biddeford High School Biddeford · Biddeford Public Schools | High | 38.7% | -25.4pp |
| 41 | Massabesic High School Waterboro · RSU 57/MSAD 57 | High | 31.7% | -32.4pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MEA % At or Above State Expectations threshold on the latest available MEA English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in York County, Maine with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Maine statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Maine ranking.