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Maine schools ranked by test score

Latest MEA year (2024-25). 363 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 64.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Longfellow School-Portland
Portland · Portland Public Schools
Elementary87.9%+23.8pp
2Falmouth High School
Falmouth · Falmouth Public Schools
High86.9%+22.8pp
3Frank H Harrison Middle School
Yarmouth · Yarmouth Schools
Middle86.3%+22.2pp
4Conners-Emerson School
Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor Public Schools
Elementary86.2%+22.1pp
5Yarmouth Elementary School
Yarmouth · Yarmouth Schools
Elementary85.9%+21.8pp
6Falmouth Middle School
Falmouth · Falmouth Public Schools
Middle85.6%+21.5pp
7Marshwood High School
South Berwick · RSU 35/MSAD 35
High85.5%+21.4pp
8Greely Middle School 4-5
Cumberland · RSU 51/MSAD 51
Elementary84.9%+20.8pp
9York Middle School
York · York Public Schools
Middle84.1%+20.0pp
10Blue Hill Consolidated School
Blue Hill · Blue Hill Public Schools
Elementary83.9%+19.8pp
11Falmouth Elementary School
Falmouth · Falmouth Public Schools
Elementary83.3%+19.2pp
12Wentworth School
Scarborough · Scarborough Public Schools
Elementary83.3%+19.2pp
13Mt Desert Elementary School
Northeast Harbor · Mount Desert Public Schools
Elementary83.2%+19.1pp
14Reeds Brook Middle School
Hampden · RSU 22
Middle83.1%+19.0pp
15Middle School of the Kennebunks
Kennebunk · RSU 21
Middle82.8%+18.7pp
16Whitefield Elementary School
Whitefield · RSU 12
Elementary82.7%+18.6pp
17Camden-Rockport Middle School
Camden · RSU 28/MSAD 28
Middle82.3%+18.2pp
18Cape Elizabeth Middle School
Cape Elizabeth · Cape Elizabeth Public Schools
Middle82.2%+18.1pp
19Scarborough Middle School
Scarborough · Scarborough Public Schools
Middle82.0%+17.9pp
20Dedham School
Dedham · Dedham Public Schools
Elementary81.8%+17.7pp
21Greely High School
Cumberland · RSU 51/MSAD 51
High81.5%+17.4pp
22Freeport Middle School
Freeport · RSU 05
Middle80.7%+16.6pp
23Woodside Elementary School
Topsham · RSU 75/MSAD 75
Elementary80.7%+16.6pp
24Greely Middle School
Cumberland · RSU 51/MSAD 51
Middle79.6%+15.5pp
25Thomaston Grammar School
Thomaston · RSU 13
Elementary79.5%+15.4pp
26Sea Road School
Kennebunk · RSU 21
Elementary79.2%+15.1pp
27Fairview School
Auburn · Auburn Public Schools
Elementary78.6%+14.5pp
28Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk · RSU 21
High78.5%+14.4pp
29Manchester Elementary School
Manchester · RSU 38
Elementary78.5%+14.4pp
30Richmond Middle School
Richmond · Richmond Public Schools
Middle78.3%+14.2pp
31Asa C Adams School
Orono · RSU 26
Elementary78.1%+14.0pp
32Hope Elementary School
Hope · Hope Public Schools
Elementary78.1%+14.0pp
33Greenville Consolidated School
Greenville · Greenville Public Schools
Combined77.9%+13.8pp
34Ash Point Community School
Owls Head · RSU 13
Elementary77.2%+13.1pp
35Frank I Brown Elementary School
South Portland · South Portland Public Schools
Elementary77.1%+13.0pp
36James H Bean School
Sidney · RSU 18
Elementary76.9%+12.8pp
37Durham Community School
Durham · RSU 05
Elementary76.6%+12.5pp
38Marshwood Great Works School
South Berwick · RSU 35/MSAD 35
Elementary76.4%+12.3pp
39Orono Middle School
Orono · RSU 26
Middle76.4%+12.3pp
40Holbrook School
Holden · RSU 63/MSAD 63
Middle76.3%+12.2pp
41Camden Hills Regional H S
Rockport · Five Town CSD
High76.1%+12.0pp
42Presumpscot School
Portland · Portland Public Schools
Elementary76.1%+12.0pp
43Marshwood Middle School
Eliot · RSU 35/MSAD 35
Middle75.7%+11.6pp
44East Auburn Community School
Auburn · Auburn Public Schools
Elementary75.6%+11.5pp
45Lebanon Elementary School
Lebanon · RSU 60/MSAD 60
Elementary75.4%+11.3pp
46Amanda C Rowe School
Portland · Portland Public Schools
Elementary75.3%+11.2pp
47Scarborough High School
Scarborough · Scarborough Public Schools
High75.2%+11.1pp
48Fort Fairfield Elementary School
Fort Fairfield · RSU 86/MSAD 20
Elementary75.0%+10.9pp
49Fort Kent Elementary School
Fort Kent · MSAD 27
Elementary75.0%+10.9pp
50Sebago Elementary School
Sebago · Sebago Public Schools
Elementary75.0%+10.9pp
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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). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Maine, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.