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What's the most underrated thing about Freeport High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
593
High
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 05·NCES 231478900149
Freeport High School
30 Holbrook Street, Freeport, ME 04032 · (207) 865-4706 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Maine public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
129 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 140 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 152 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 24% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within RSU 05. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
74.2%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
58.8%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 Freeport High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport High School this school | 593 | 21.8% | N/A |
| Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences Portland | 384 | 20.1% | N/A |
| Yarmouth High School Yarmouth | 554 | 15.7% | N/A |
| Gorham High School Gorham | 812 | 21.2% | N/A |
| York High School York | 498 | 21.7% | N/A |
| Wells High School Wells | 422 | 17.5% | 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 Freeport High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #16 of 73 | #7 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #7 of 67 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #32 of 114 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #39 of 86 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #30 of 86 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #94 of 106 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #8 of 35 | N/A |
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
593
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 593 | 48.6 | 12.2:1 | 22% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 47.7 | 13.3:1 | 12% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 47.7 | 13.0:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 48 | 12.6:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 44 | 12.2:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 45 | 10.9:1 | 22% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 20% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freeport High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (535 to 593); teachers up 10% (44 to 48.6).
About Freeport High School
Located in Freeport, Maine, Freeport High School is a mid-sized high school. In all, 593 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 32% more students than the average for high schools in Maine (about 448).
RSU 05 has 6 schools and 2,001 students, and Freeport High School is one of those schools.
Roughly 87% of students at Freeport High School are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Cumberland County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
The school had 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. That is in line with the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Maine. The school reported 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
Freeport High School 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 83% of Maine public high schools.
Census data for Cumberland County show median household income comes to about $95,677, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 99 public schools and about 38,224 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Morse Street School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Federal data show 606 students in 2020-21 and 593 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 05
- Durham Community SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Freeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Morse Street SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Mast Landing SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Pownal Elementary SchoolElementary · 97 students
Other schools in Freeport
- Freeport Middle SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Morse Street SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Mast Landing SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other Freeport High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Freeport High. Freeport High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOLFREEPORT, NY · 2,244 students
- Freeport High SchoolFreeport, IL · 1,165 students
Nearby schools
- Morse Street School0.2 mi · 288
- Freeport Middle School0.5 mi · 288
- Mast Landing School0.9 mi · 266
- Pownal Elementary School5.0 mi · 97
- William H Rowe School5.4 mi · 246
- Yarmouth High School6.1 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Freeport High SchoolHow large is Freeport High School?
Freeport High School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Freeport High School serve?
Freeport High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Freeport High School have?
Freeport High School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Freeport High School?
Student demographics at Freeport High School are roughly 87% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Freeport High School in?
Freeport High School is part of RSU 05.
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