Best Public Schools in Portland, ME

Summary:

The city of Portland, Maine is home to 15 schools in the Portland Public Schools district, which serves students from elementary through high school. The district is ranked 119 out of 177 in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in academic performance and student outcomes.

Among the standout schools in the district are Longfellow School-Portland, an elementary school that ranks 2nd out of 290 Maine elementary schools and has a 5-star rating. It boasts the highest percentage of white students (82.88%) and the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (9.73%) in the district. Another high-performing school is Baxter Academy for Technical & Sciences, a public charter high school that ranks 1st out of 123 Maine high schools and also has a 5-star rating. Baxter Academy has the highest percentage of white students (88.45%) and the lowest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (16.9%) among the high schools in the district, as well as a strong 4-year graduation rate of 93.5%.

In contrast, some schools in the district, such as Deering High School and East End Community School, have lower statewide rankings and performance metrics. Deering High School has the lowest 4-year graduation rate in the district at 66.4%, while East End Community School has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 72.73% and a majority African American student population (51.84%). These disparities in academic performance and student demographics suggest that the Portland Public Schools district faces challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Deering High School	Public	9-12	370 Stevens Avenue	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8260	836	73	11.5	59.1%	316 (37.8%)	324 (38.8%)	91 (10.9%)	54 (6.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	9.5	118^th of 123 public high schools	4.1%		0	98^th of 98 public high schools	0.0%	20	48.4	31.6	17.1	$21,088
Amanda C Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Orono RD	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8205	481	41	11.8	41.4%	284 (59.0%)	107 (22.2%)	31 (6.4%)	20 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	35.5	214^th of 290 public elementary schools	26.2%		22	162^nd of 210 public elementary schools	22.9%	52	59.4	46.9	21.0	$19,556
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8215	494	42	11.7	36.0%	285 (57.7%)	131 (26.5%)	17 (3.4%)	19 (3.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.1%)	66.1	107^th of 290 public elementary schools	63.1%		48.4	107^th of 210 public elementary schools	49.0%		69.4	62.2	16.4	$17,772
Howard C Reiche Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Brackett ST	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8175	463	40	11.4	71.3%	140 (30.2%)	193 (41.7%)	99 (21.4%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	22.3	253^rd of 290 public elementary schools	12.8%		1.4	202^nd of 210 public elementary schools	3.8%	51	54.6	40.4	20.4	$20,663
King Middle School	Public	6-8	92 Deering AV	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8140	442	48	9.2	60.9%	168 (38.0%)	163 (36.9%)	70 (15.8%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	14.9	91^st of 96 public middle schools	5.2%		11.7	84^th of 93 public middle schools	9.7%	7	53.2	26.2	31.7	$20,345
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	522 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8145	418	43	9.8	46.4%	241 (57.7%)	91 (21.8%)	32 (7.7%)	20 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	51.7	37^th of 96 public middle schools	61.5%		42.7	60^th of 93 public middle schools	35.5%	23	72.3	34.8	50.0	$21,182
Longfellow School-Portland	Public	PK, KG-5	432 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8195	274	25	10.9	20.4%	217 (79.2%)	24 (8.8%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	97.7	2^nd of 290 public elementary schools	99.3%		78.5	40^th of 210 public elementary schools	81.0%	38	91.4	78.7	58.8	$19,822
Lyman Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8150	483	46	10.4	46.2%	249 (51.6%)	136 (28.2%)	40 (8.3%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	32.6	68^th of 96 public middle schools	29.2%		36.6	66^th of 93 public middle schools	29.0%	2	63.6	34.0	32.7	$22,638
East End Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 North ST	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8228	396	38	10.3	71.5%	102 (25.8%)	207 (52.3%)	46 (11.6%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	18.2	265^th of 290 public elementary schools	8.6%		0.2	205^th of 210 public elementary schools	2.4%	60	52.5	39.4	15.4	$21,783
Portland High School	Public	9-12	284 Cumberland AV	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8250	968	69	14.0	44.6%	452 (46.7%)	277 (28.6%)	141 (14.6%)	35 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.3%)	36.1	73^rd of 123 public high schools	40.7%		26.4	84^th of 98 public high schools	14.3%	11	56.2	46.7	33.6	$17,468
Gerald E Talbot Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Forest AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8210	361	42	8.5	61.2%	152 (42.1%)	132 (36.6%)	32 (8.9%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	19.4	261^st of 290 public elementary schools	10.0%		2.1	201^st of 210 public elementary schools	4.3%	60	47.5	41.9		$25,102
Casco Bay High School	Public	9-12	196 Allen Avenue	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8160	381	28	13.5	42.0%	197 (51.7%)	106 (27.8%)	32 (8.4%)	24 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	48.7	43^rd of 123 public high schools	65.0%		63.8	35^th of 98 public high schools	64.3%	8	69.2	46.3	31.1	$16,387
Presumpscot School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Presumpscot ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8220	243	25	9.5	57.2%	97 (39.9%)	88 (36.2%)	31 (12.8%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	48.2	172^nd of 290 public elementary schools	40.7%		33.6	142^nd of 210 public elementary schools	32.4%	30	67.0	46.7	28.1	$22,055
Ocean Avenue	Public	K-5	150 Ocean AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8180	357	34	10.5	37.3%	207 (58.0%)	84 (23.5%)	36 (10.1%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	65.4	110^th of 290 public elementary schools	62.1%		58.1	87^th of 210 public elementary schools	58.6%	23	71.7	54.9	31.3	$22,513
Baxter Academy for Technical & Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	185 Lancaster Street	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	Yes	No	No	No	(207) 699-5500	373	25	15.1	11.0%	320 (85.8%)	16 (4.3%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	98	1^st of 123 public high schools	99.2%		87.8	5^th of 98 public high schools	94.9%	4			65.6	$14,487

Cities Near Portland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Portland	2.01 mi	8	129^th
Falmouth	2.31 mi	4	10^th
Peaks Island	3.23 mi	1	63^rd
Westbrook	4.34 mi	6	230^th
Scarborough	4.75 mi	7	26^th

See the top ME Maine cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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