Best Public Schools in Augusta, ME

Summary:

The city of Augusta, Maine is home to 8 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and are part of the Augusta Public Schools district, as well as the Maine Virtual Academy and Maine Arts Academy districts.

Among the standout schools in Augusta is the Maine Arts Academy School, a public charter high school that ranks 17th out of 119 Maine high schools and is rated 4 out of 5 stars. This school has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (89.29%) and Science (52.27%) compared to the other schools and the state average. Another high-performing school is the Lillian Parks Hussey School, a public elementary school that ranks 102nd out of 288 Maine elementary schools and has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (68.21%), Mathematics (61.18%), and Science (32.5%) among the elementary schools in the data set.

While the Augusta Public Schools district, which includes 6 of the 8 schools, is ranked 127th out of 176 districts in Maine and is rated 1 out of 5 stars, the two charter schools in the data set, Maine Virtual Academy and Maine Arts Academy School, have significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects compared to the public schools in the district. This highlights the potential for charter schools to provide better educational outcomes in the area. Additionally, the high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% across all schools in the data set is a concern and may be contributing to the lower academic performance of some schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Lillian Parks Hussey School	Public	K-6	12 Gedney Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2461	235	17	13.6	47.2%	193 (82.1%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.8%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	58.3	138^th of 289 public elementary schools	52.2%		67.2	102^nd of 288 public elementary schools	64.6%	36	60.7	62.1	40.7	$21,265
Sylvio J Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Sunset Avenue	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2491	305	25	12.0	57.4%	258 (84.6%)	8 (2.6%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.2%)	65.3	109^th of 289 public elementary schools	62.3%		46	184^th of 288 public elementary schools	36.1%	75	66.7	62.3	33.3	$21,404
Farrington School	Public	K-6	249 Eastern Avenue	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2480	306	29	10.5	63.7%	274 (89.5%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	26.3	240^th of 289 public elementary schools	17.0%		23	252^nd of 288 public elementary schools	12.5%	12	45.5	51.1	12.5	$23,240
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	30 Lincoln Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2483	291	23	12.7	62.2%	267 (91.8%)	10 (3.4%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	51.9	160^th of 289 public elementary schools	44.6%		36.7	217^th of 288 public elementary schools	24.7%	57	63.5	52.8		$22,543
Cony	Public	9-12	60 Pierce Drive	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 626-2460	662	37	17.8	43.2%	587 (88.7%)	11 (1.7%)	21 (3.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	11.9	111^th of 119 public high schools	6.7%		22.5	94^th of 121 public high schools	22.3%	17	38.2	35.9	23.6	$18,932
Cony Middle School	Public	7-8	60 Pierce Drive	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 626-2460	321	30	10.8	56.1%	282 (87.9%)	12 (3.7%)	13 (4.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	13.1	88^th of 91 public middle schools	3.3%		19.3	83^rd of 92 public middle schools	9.8%	5	51.4	27.9	25.2	$19,260
Maine Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	6 East Chestnut Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Maine Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(207) 613-8900	475	35	13.7	49.1%	415 (87.4%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	21.5	99^th of 119 public high schools	16.8%		29.6	82^nd of 121 public high schools	32.2%	17	48.4	31.3	37.4	$12,104
Maine Arts Academy School	Public, Charter	9-12	310 Cony Road	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Maine Arts Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 480-7917	245	17	14.4	40.8%	219 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	67.8	17^th of 119 public high schools	85.7%		52.2	40^th of 121 public high schools	66.9%	23	89.3	39.3	52.3	$11,847

Cities Near Augusta

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hallowell	5.55 mi	1	86^th
Chelsea	6.06 mi	1	99^th
Sidney	6.09 mi	1	45^th
Manchester	6.85 mi	1	34^th
Farmingdale	6.89 mi	1	59^th

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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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