Best Public Schools in Poland, ME

Summary:

The city of Poland, Maine is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Poland Regional High School, Poland Community School, and Bruce M Whittier Middle School. These schools are part of the Regional School Unit 16 district.

Poland Regional High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 60th out of 119 Maine high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% and performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency, though it lags behind in Mathematics and Science. In contrast, Bruce M Whittier Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 22nd out of 96 in 2022-2023 to 65th out of 91 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 4 stars to 1 star.

A common challenge across all three schools is their high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state average. Additionally, all three schools underperform the state average in Mathematics proficiency, with Poland Community School and Bruce M Whittier Middle School lagging significantly behind. The data also suggests socioeconomic disparities, as Poland Community School and Bruce M Whittier Middle School have higher free/reduced lunch rates compared to Poland Regional High School.

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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
Poland Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 998-4915	423	35	12.0	37.1%	401 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	29.2	230^th of 289 public elementary schools	20.4%		37.7	210^th of 288 public elementary schools	27.1%	20	57.6	43.8	18.4	$19,352
Poland Regional High School	Public	9-12	1457 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	No	(207) 998-5400	506	41	12.2	35.0%	465 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	39.4	60^th of 119 public high schools	49.6%		42.5	61^st of 121 public high schools	49.6%	1	51.5	49.2	41.2	$20,246
Bruce M Whittier Middle School	Public	7-8	1457 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	No	(207) 998-3462	272	24	11.3	38.6%	256 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	32.8	65^th of 91 public middle schools	28.6%		46.9	44^th of 92 public middle schools	52.2%	21	57.8	36.5	41.6	$19,806

Cities Near Poland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Gloucester	4.72 mi	2	39^th
Mechanic Falls	6.03 mi	1	269^th
Raymond	6.73 mi	2	179^th
Minot	7.04 mi	1	74^th
Otisfield	7.68 mi	1	234^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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