Best High Schools in Maine

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Maine test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MEA test scores by the Maine Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, February 16, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 123)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
231483300382	121	Dirigo High School	Public	9-12	145 Weld Street	Dixfield	04224	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 56	No	No	No	No	(207) 562-4201	234	16	14.4	41.5%	215 (91.9%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$18,710							6.4			(n/a)
230732000190	122	Lewiston High School	Public	9-12	156 East Avenue	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 795-4190	1,575	111	14.1	49.4%	777 (49.3%)	564 (35.8%)	55 (3.5%)	47 (3.0%)	48 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (5.1%)	$15,359							5.1	0.8	97	25
231480723164	123	Overman Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	78 Water Street Suite 2	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Community Regional Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(207) 858-1600	163	11	14.5	65.6%	158 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$12,684							4.2			(n/a)

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics, MEA Science test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide