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York High School

1 Robert Stevens Drive, York, ME 03909 · (207) 363-3621 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Maine public high schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
498
High
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 448
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
108 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912525%
Grade 1011523%
Grade 1113928%
Grade 1211924%
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
45692%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
133%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
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
26453%
Female
23447%

School pathway

Feeds from
York Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within York 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
70.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
66.1%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 York High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
York High School this school49821.7%N/A
Kennebunk High School
Kennebunk
68318.0%N/A
Wells High School
Wells
42217.5%N/A
Freeport High School
Freeport
59321.8%N/A
Hampden Academy
Hampden
76725.0%N/A
Marshwood High School
South Berwick
65915.3%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 York High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn York County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.1%#8 of 73#3 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.9%#9 of 67#3 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
498#45 of 114#7 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.6:1#3 of 86#1 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.0%#49 of 86#7 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
21.7%#95 of 106#6 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.6%#15 of 51#2 of 7
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
498
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25498529.6:122% (108)
2023-24501529.6:114% (71)
2022-2351652.29.9:112% (63)
2020-215294811.0:110% (51)
2017-1855754.610.2:112% (69)
2015-166145211.8:19% (58)
2010-116035211.6:113% (78)
2000-016424813.4:15% (33)
1990-915173913.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (557 to 498); teachers down 5% (54.6 to 52).

About York High School

York High School is a mid-sized high school in Maine, with an address in York. In all, 498 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.

York High School reports to York Public Schools, which has 4 schools and 1,538 students.

A large majority of enrollment at York High School is White, at 92%. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among York County residents, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.

The school had 52 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 9.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Maine is 11.9:1. The school reported 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in York County.

York 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 85% of Maine public high schools.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for York County show that the median household earns about $88,333 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. York County has 61 public schools with about 24,364 students, including York High School.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Coastal Ridge Elementary, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.

York High School is coded as Suburb: Small in federal locale data.

The school's student count fell 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 11.0:1 to 9.6:1.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at York High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

York County at a glance

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Population
216,731
Census ACS
Median income
$88,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
24,364 students

Quick facts

School name
York High School
District
York Public Schools
Address
1 Robert Stevens Drive, York, ME 03909
Phone
(207) 363-3621
County
York County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
498
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
108 (22%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
231413000653
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in York Public Schools
Other schools in York
Other York High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named York High. York High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About York High School
How large is York High School?
York High School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does York High School serve?
York High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at York High School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at York High School.
What is the student diversity at York High School?
Student demographics at York High School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is York High School public or private?
York High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by York Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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