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Westbrook High School

125 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, ME 04092 · (207) 854-0810 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
Enrollment
719
High
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 448
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
454 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 916022%
Grade 1019127%
Grade 1118426%
Grade 1218426%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
43460%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
446%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
16723%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
365%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
365%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
37152%
Female
34848%

School pathway

Feeds from
Westbrook Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Westbrook Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
54.8%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
50.3%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 →

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SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Westbrook High School this school71963.1%N/A
Casco Bay High School
Portland
37953.8%N/A
Biddeford High School
Biddeford
89461.5%N/A
South Portland High School
South Portland
92842.8%N/A
Portland High School
Portland
91253.1%N/A
Deering High School
Portland
85065.8%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 Westbrook High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Cumberland County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#25 of 73#10 of 17
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.8%#46 of 67#13 of 16
Enrollment
ranked largest first
719#21 of 114#9 of 19
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.0:1#35 of 86#9 of 18
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.3%#5 of 86#4 of 18
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.1%#16 of 106#2 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.9%#40 of 51#10 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
719
+37 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 849
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2571959.812.0:163% (454)
2023-2470459.811.8:157% (399)
2022-2371154.813.0:159% (421)
2020-216825412.6:154% (369)
2017-1874858.212.8:154% (405)
2015-167455812.8:156% (415)
2010-117485812.9:144% (331)
2000-018506113.9:120% (169)
1990-918496413.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westbrook High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (748 to 719); teachers up 3% (58.2 to 59.8).

About Westbrook High School

Westbrook High School is a large high school that serves part of Westbrook, Maine. Enrolled students number 719 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 60% higher than the average for high schools in Maine, which is about 448.

The 5 schools of Westbrook Public Schools, including Westbrook High School, enroll 2,348 students.

White students are the majority at Westbrook High School, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at the school number 59.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. That is close to the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Maine. The school's lunch program data list 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Cumberland County, the average is 34%.

County data help place the school in context: in Cumberland County, the median household income is $95,677, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cumberland County is home to 99 public schools and about 38,224 public school students.

The nearest other public school, Oxford-Cumberland Canal School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Westbrook High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).

Westbrook High School's enrollment grew from 682 in 2020-21 to 719 in 2024-25.

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Cumberland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Westbrook High School
District
Westbrook Public Schools
Address
125 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, ME 04092
Phone
(207) 854-0810
County
Cumberland County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
719
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
454 (63%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
231356000623
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Westbrook High. Westbrook High School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Westbrook High School
How many students attend Westbrook High School?
Westbrook High School enrolls approximately 719 students in grades 09-12.
Is Westbrook High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westbrook High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Westbrook High School have?
Westbrook High School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Westbrook High School?
Student demographics at Westbrook High School are roughly 60% White, 6% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Westbrook High School public or private?
Westbrook High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westbrook Public Schools.
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