Best Public Schools in Winthrop, ME

Summary:

The city of Winthrop, Maine is home to three schools: Winthrop Grade School (an elementary school), Winthrop High School, and Winthrop Middle School, all part of the Winthrop Public Schools district. While Winthrop High School consistently ranks among the top 33 high schools in Maine and has strong academic performance, the elementary and middle schools in the district have lower statewide rankings and academic results.

Winthrop High School stands out as the strongest school in the district, with over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65% in Mathematics. The school has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.8%. In contrast, Winthrop Grade School and Winthrop Middle School have been rated 2 or 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in their academic performance.

Across all three schools in Winthrop, there is a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is above the state average. Additionally, the elementary and middle schools have higher percentages of free and reduced lunch recipients, which may be contributing to their lower academic performance compared to the high school. The data suggests that the district could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address these challenges and improve educational outcomes for students at all grade levels.

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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
Winthrop Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Highland AVE	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 377-2241	372	33	11.1	31.7%	345 (92.7%)	10 (2.7%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	54.9	151^st of 289 public elementary schools	47.8%		50.8	158^th of 288 public elementary schools	45.1%	7	64.8	59.3	16.7	$23,563
Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Rambler Road	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 377-2249	193	18	10.7	32.1%	178 (92.2%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	35.4	59^th of 91 public middle schools	35.2%		39	55^th of 92 public middle schools	40.2%	4	61.1	39.0	39.1	$25,152
Winthrop High School	Public	9-12	211 Rambler Road	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 377-2228	241	21	11.6	26.1%	219 (90.9%)	9 (3.7%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	81	13^th of 119 public high schools	89.1%		54.9	33^rd of 121 public high schools	72.7%	20	81.8	65.2	40.9	$24,448

Cities Near Winthrop

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Readfield	4.8 mi	3	132^nd
Monmouth	4.89 mi	2	137^th
Manchester	5.54 mi	1	34^th
Wayne	5.81 mi	1	59^th
Leeds	7.18 mi	1	134^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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