Maine schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Belfast Area High School Belfast · RSU 71 | High | 52.5% | -11.6pp |
| 52 | Hermon High School Hermon · Hermon Public Schools | High | 52.4% | -11.7pp |
| 53 | Lawrence High School Fairfield · RSU 49/MSAD 49 | High | 52.0% | -12.1pp |
| 54 | Nokomis Regional High School Newport · RSU 19 | High | 51.9% | -12.2pp |
| 55 | Medomak Valley High School Waldoboro · RSU 40/MSAD 40 | High | 51.2% | -12.9pp |
| 56 | Bucksport High School Bucksport · RSU 25 | High | 50.0% | -14.1pp |
| 57 | Penquis Valley Middle/High School Milo · RSU 41/MSAD 41 | High | 49.2% | -14.9pp |
| 58 | Maine Virtual Academy Augusta · Maine Virtual Academy | High | 48.4% | -15.7pp |
| 59 | Oxford Hills Comprehensive H S Paris · RSU 17/MSAD 17 | High | 48.2% | -15.9pp |
| 60 | Deering High School Portland · Portland Public Schools | High | 48.0% | -16.1pp |
| 61 | Lake Region High School Naples · RSU 61/MSAD 61 | High | 47.2% | -16.9pp |
| 62 | Waterville Senior High School Waterville · Waterville Public Schools | High | 46.7% | -17.4pp |
| 63 | Portland High School Portland · Portland Public Schools | High | 41.7% | -22.4pp |
| 64 | Biddeford High School Biddeford · Biddeford Public Schools | High | 38.7% | -25.4pp |
| 65 | Cony Augusta · Augusta Public Schools | High | 38.2% | -25.9pp |
| 66 | Lewiston High School Lewiston · Lewiston Public Schools | High | 36.2% | -27.9pp |
| 67 | Oak Hill High School Wales · RSU 04 | High | 35.4% | -28.7pp |
| 68 | 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). 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.