Maine schools ranked by test score
Latest MEA year (2024-25). 68 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 64.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falmouth High School Falmouth · Falmouth Public Schools | High | 86.9% | +22.8pp |
| 2 | Marshwood High School South Berwick · RSU 35/MSAD 35 | High | 85.5% | +21.4pp |
| 3 | Greely High School Cumberland · RSU 51/MSAD 51 | High | 81.5% | +17.4pp |
| 4 | Kennebunk High School Kennebunk · RSU 21 | High | 78.5% | +14.4pp |
| 5 | Camden Hills Regional H S Rockport · Five Town CSD | High | 76.1% | +12.0pp |
| 6 | Scarborough High School Scarborough · Scarborough Public Schools | High | 75.2% | +11.1pp |
| 7 | Freeport High School Freeport · RSU 05 | High | 74.2% | +10.1pp |
| 8 | Hodgdon Middle/High School Hodgdon · RSU 70/MSAD 70 | High | 72.9% | +8.8pp |
| 9 | York High School York · York Public Schools | High | 70.9% | +6.8pp |
| 10 | Gorham High School Gorham · Gorham Public Schools | High | 69.5% | +5.4pp |
| 11 | Hampden Academy Hampden · RSU 22 | High | 69.4% | +5.3pp |
| 12 | South Portland High School South Portland · South Portland Public Schools | High | 68.9% | +4.8pp |
| 13 | Skowhegan Area High School Skowhegan · RSU 54/MSAD 54 | High | 68.6% | +4.5pp |
| 14 | Stearns Jr-Sr High School Millinocket · Millinocket Public Schools | High | 68.6% | +4.5pp |
| 15 | Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences Portland · Baxter Academy for Technology and Science | High | 67.9% | +3.8pp |
| 16 | Hall-Dale Middle and High School Farmingdale · RSU 02 | High | 67.5% | +3.4pp |
| 17 | Presque Isle High School Presque Isle · RSU 79/MSAD 01 | High | 67.3% | +3.2pp |
| 18 | Fort Fairfield Middle/High School Fort Fairfield · RSU 86/MSAD 20 | High | 66.1% | +2.0pp |
| 19 | Gardiner Area High School Gardiner · RSU 11/MSAD 11 | High | 65.5% | +1.4pp |
| 20 | Ellsworth High School Ellsworth · Ellsworth Public Schools | High | 64.5% | +0.4pp |
| 21 | Maine Connections Academy South Portland · Maine Connections Academy | High | 64.2% | +0.1pp |
| 22 | Mt Blue High School Farmington · RSU 09 | High | 64.0% | -0.1pp |
| 23 | Lisbon High School Lisbon Falls · Lisbon Public Schools | High | 63.8% | -0.3pp |
| 24 | Leavitt Area High School Turner · RSU 52/MSAD 52 | High | 63.2% | -0.9pp |
| 25 | Katahdin Middle/High School Stacyville · RSU 89 | High | 63.0% | -1.1pp |
| 26 | Messalonskee High School Oakland · RSU 18 | High | 63.0% | -1.1pp |
| 27 | Dexter Regional High School Dexter · MSAD 46 | High | 61.8% | -2.3pp |
| 28 | Bangor High School Bangor · Bangor Public Schools | High | 61.3% | -2.8pp |
| 29 | Maranacook Community High Sch Readfield · RSU 38 | High | 61.3% | -2.8pp |
| 30 | Caribou High School Caribou · RSU 39 | High | 61.0% | -3.1pp |
| 31 | Old Town High School Old Town · RSU 34 | High | 61.0% | -3.1pp |
| 32 | Robert W Traip Academy Kittery · Kittery Public Schools | High | 60.9% | -3.2pp |
| 33 | Morse High School Bath · RSU 01 - LKRSU | High | 60.5% | -3.6pp |
| 34 | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S Mars Hill · RSU 42/MSAD 42 | High | 60.0% | -4.1pp |
| 35 | Brewer High School Brewer · Brewer Public Schools | High | 59.6% | -4.5pp |
| 36 | Mountain Valley High School Rumford · RSU 10 | High | 59.3% | -4.8pp |
| 37 | Spruce Mountain High School Jay · RSU 73 | High | 58.9% | -5.2pp |
| 38 | Houlton High School Houlton · RSU 29/MSAD 29 | High | 58.8% | -5.3pp |
| 39 | Orono High School Orono · RSU 26 | High | 58.7% | -5.4pp |
| 40 | Casco Bay High School Portland · Portland Public Schools | High | 58.6% | -5.5pp |
| 41 | Windham High School Windham · RSU 14 | High | 57.4% | -6.7pp |
| 42 | Brunswick High School Brunswick · Brunswick Public Schools | High | 57.1% | -7.0pp |
| 43 | Bonny Eagle High School Standish · RSU 06/MSAD 06 | High | 56.5% | -7.6pp |
| 44 | Madawaska Middle/High School Madawaska · Madawaska Public Schools | High | 56.5% | -7.6pp |
| 45 | Easton Junior-Senior High Sch Easton · Easton Public Schools | High | 56.3% | -7.8pp |
| 46 | Wiscasset Middle/High School Wiscasset · Wiscasset Public Schools | High | 55.3% | -8.8pp |
| 47 | Gray-New Gloucester High School Gray · RSU 15/MSAD 15 | High | 55.2% | -8.9pp |
| 48 | Westbrook High School Westbrook · Westbrook Public Schools | High | 54.8% | -9.3pp |
| 49 | Mattanawcook Academy Lincoln · RSU 67 | High | 53.6% | -10.5pp |
| 50 | Mt Ararat High School Topsham · RSU 75/MSAD 75 | High | 53.5% | -10.6pp |
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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.