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Best High Schools in Waterville, ME

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Top rankedWaterville Senior High School94^th of 119 Maine high schools

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Summary:

Waterville, Maine is home to a single public high school, Waterville Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has seen fluctuations in recent years, ranking 94th out of 119 Maine high schools in 2024-2025 (1 out of 5 stars), 45th out of 121 in 2023-2024 (3 out of 5 stars), and 58th out of 123 in 2022-2023 (3 out of 5 stars).

Waterville Senior High School's academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all below the state and Waterville Public Schools district averages, with the largest gap in Mathematics (36% proficient vs. 49.38% statewide). The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 87.8%, slightly below the state average. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 46.41% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting socioeconomic challenges that may impact academic performance.

Despite the school's fluctuating performance and academic proficiency gaps, Waterville Senior High School does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.8, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention and support for students. However, this alone does not appear to be translating into higher academic achievement based on the available data.

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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 (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 Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Waterville Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Brooklyn Ave	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2751	529	41	12.7	56.9%	443 (83.7%)	7 (1.3%)	29 (5.5%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	23.9	94^th of 119 public high schools	21.0%		49.7	45^th of 121 public high schools	62.8%	49	46.7	36.0	34.6	$20,323

Cities Near Waterville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winslow	0.63 mi	3	108^th
Fairfield	2.72 mi	2	228^th
Benton	3.51 mi	2	171^st
Oakland	4.19 mi	4	128^th
Hinckley	7.46 mi	1	253^rd

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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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