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Best High Schools in Howland, ME

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Top rankedPenobscot Valley High School33^rd of 119 Maine high schools

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Summary:

The city of Howland, Maine is home to a single high school, Penobscot Valley High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. This standout school has consistently ranked among the top 30-33 high schools in Maine over the past two school years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penobscot Valley High School has demonstrated impressive science proficiency, with 51.43% of students scoring proficient or better on the MEA Science assessment in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the state average of 36.18%. The school has also shown improvement in ELA scores, with 76.47% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 65.43%. However, the school's mathematics proficiency rates lag behind the district and state averages, indicating an opportunity for improvement in this core academic area.

While Penobscot Valley High School's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with a significant drop in its statewide ranking from 2023-2024 to 2022-2023, the school's 87.8% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024 is a positive indicator of student success. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024 is an area of concern and may be impacting overall student achievement. Additionally, with nearly half of the student population receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Penobscot Valley High School is serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which is an important context to consider when interpreting the school's performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	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 Science All Grades	Total
Penobscot Valley High School	Public	9-12	23 Cross Street	Howland	04448	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 31/Maine School Admin District 31	No	No	No	No	(207) 732-3111	127	14	8.8	59.8%	123 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	33^rd of 119 public high schools	72.3%		56	30^th of 121 public high schools	75.2%	3	43.5	51.4	$22,013

Cities Near Howland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Enfield	3.61 mi	1	249^th
Greenbush	8.68 mi	1	271^st
Lagrange	10.16 mi	1
Lincoln	11.35 mi	4	189^th
Alton	13.85 mi	1

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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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