Best Cities in Maine for Schools

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Rank (of 274)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
1^st	Castine	1	0	0	0	0	0.983	14	13
2^nd	Cape Elizabeth	1	1	1	0	1	0.978	5	3
3^rd	Pemaquid	1	0	0	0	0	0.976	10	7
4^th	Yarmouth	2	1	1	0	1	0.972	9	5
5^th	Northport	2	0	0	0	0	0.969	19	14
6^th	Washington	1	0	0	0	0	0.965	11	5
7^th	Pownal	1	0	0	0	0	0.955	1	6
8^th	Penobscot	1	0	0	0	0	0.952	17	9
9^th	Bar Harbor	1	0	1	0	0	0.951	8	1
10^th	Lamoine	2	0	0	0	0	0.948	27	17
11^th	Kennebunkport	1	0	0	0	0	0.941	2	9
12^th	Mapleton	1	0	0	0	0	0.938	30	18
13^th	Cumberland	2	1	1	0	0	0.936	7	6
14^th	Kennebunk	2	1	1	0	2	0.935	18	4
15^th	Cushing	1	0	0	0	0	0.934	93	78
16^th	Falmouth	2	1	1	1	1	0.932	15	1
17^th	York	2	1	1	0	1	0.931	23	6
18^th	Steuben	1	0	0	0	0	0.931	4	14
19^th	Arundel	1	0	0	0	1	0.927	44	25
20^th	Blue Hill	1	0	0	0	3	0.924	37	17
21^st	Eliot	1	1	0	0	1	0.923	20	1
22^nd	Cherryfield	1	0	0	0	0	0.917	73	51
23^rd	Northeast Harbor	1	0	0	0	0	0.913	25	2
24^th	Veazie	1	0	0	0	0	0.907	57	33
25^th	Lincolnville	1	0	0	0	0	0.9	16	9
26^th	Phippsburg	1	0	0	0	0	0.896	26
27^th	Rockport	1	0	1	0	2	0.895	21	6
28^th	Harpswell	1	0	0	0	0	0.886	6	22
29^th	South Berwick	2	0	1	0	1	0.883	34	5
30^th	Owls Head	1	0	0	0	0	0.882	62	32
31^st	Camden	0	1	0	0	3	0.879	31
32^nd	Brooklin	1	0	0	0	0	0.879	99	67
33^rd	Nobleboro	1	0	0	0	2	0.875	42	9
34^th	Manchester	1	0	0	0	0	0.869	55	21
35^th	Friendship	1	0	0	0	0	0.865	22	13
36^th	North Berwick	1	0	1	0	0	0.862	84	48
37^th	Freeport	2	1	1	0	2	0.859	29	8
38^th	Durham	1	0	0	0	0	0.855	43	5
39^th	New Gloucester	2	0	0	0	3	0.851	89	50
40^th	Bowdoinham	1	0	0	0	0	0.848	54	14
41^st	Dresden	1	0	0	0	0	0.841	13	28
42^nd	Denmark	1	0	0	0	0	0.837	32	10
43^rd	Whitefield	1	0	0	0	0	0.834	92	49
44^th	West Bath	2	0	0	0	1	0.83	12	32
45^th	Sidney	1	0	0	0	1	0.827	48	3
46^th	Hope	1	0	0	0	0	0.82	58	12
47^th	Scarborough	4	1	2	0	1	0.82	33	14
48^th	Orono	1	1	1	0	0	0.819	41	7
49^th	Surry	1	0	0	0	0	0.813	145	96
50^th	Dedham	1	0	0	0	0	0.81	46	4
51^st	Mount Vernon	1	0	0	0	0	0.803	96	45
52^nd	Hampden	2	1	1	0	0	0.803	38	14
53^rd	Canaan	1	0	0	0	0	0.799	79	26
54^th	Trenton	1	0	0	0	0	0.789	110	56
55^th	Holden	1	1	0	0	0	0.786	36	19
56^th	Searsmont	2	0	0	0	0	0.775	67	11
57^th	Sebago	2	0	0	0	0	0.768	28	29
58^th	Wells	1	1	1	0	0	0.765	72	14
59^th	Farmingdale	0	0	1	0	0	0.765	59
59^th	Wayne	1	0	0	0	0	0.765	108	49
61^st	Windsor	1	0	0	0	0	0.761	71	10
62^nd	Stratton	1	0	0	0	0	0.747	159	97
63^rd	South Portland	5	1	2	0	4	0.741	70	7
64^th	South Bristol	1	0	0	0	0	0.74	3	61
65^th	Topsham	2	1	1	0	0	0.74	83	18
66^th	Brunswick	2	1	1	0	2	0.734	51	15
67^th	Southwest Harbor	1	0	0	0	0	0.734	121	54
68^th	Kittery Point	1	0	0	0	0	0.73	86	18
69^th	Lovell	1	0	0	0	0	0.727	105	36
70^th	Steep Falls	1	0	0	0	0	0.723	45	25
71^st	Gorham	3	1	1	0	0	0.723	85	14
72^nd	East Millinocket	1	0	1	0	0	0.72	167	95
73^rd	Alfred	1	0	0	0	0	0.72	68	5
74^th	Minot	1	0	0	0	0	0.716	49	25
75^th	Howland	0	1	1	0	0	0.707	56	19
76^th	Tenants Harbor	2	0	0	0	0	0.706	90	14
77^th	Gardiner	1	1	1	0	0	0.705	80	3
78^th	Pittston	1	0	0	0	0	0.702	74	4
79^th	Hodgdon	1	0	1	0	0	0.698	81	2
80^th	Boothbay Harbor	1	0	1	0	0	0.698	116	36
81^st	Lebanon	2	0	0	0	0	0.687	53	28
82^nd	Edgecomb	1	0	0	0	3	0.685	66	16
83^rd	Easton	1	0	1	0	0	0.684	64	19
84^th	Union	1	0	0	0	0	0.678	166	82
85^th	Athens	1	0	0	0	0	0.675	65	20
86^th	Hallowell	1	0	0	0	0	0.671	109	23
87^th	Bowdoin	1	0	0	0	0	0.668	76	11
88^th	Fort Fairfield	1	0	1	0	0	0.666	47	41
89^th	Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0.664	129	40
90^th	Monroe	1	0	0	0	0	0.661	50	40
91^st	Hermon	1	1	1	0	1	0.655	95	4
92^nd	Southport	1	0	0	0	0	0.654		(n/a)
93^rd	Glenburn	1	0	0	0	0	0.651	117	24
94^th	Damariscotta	1	0	0	0	0	0.637	82	12
95^th	Millinocket	1	0	1	0	1	0.635	88	7
96^th	Aurora	1	0	0	0	0	0.633	233	137
97^th	Saco	7	2	0	0	3	0.632		(n/a)
98^th	Carmel	1	1	0	0	0	0.632	134	36
99^th	Chelsea	1	0	0	0	1	0.63	182	83
100^th	Thomaston	1	2	0	0	0	0.629	106	6
101^st	Old Orchard Beach	1	1	1	0	0	0.628	149	48
102^nd	Bangor	7	2	1	0	6	0.621	61	41
103^rd	Strong	0	1	1	0	0	0.62	63	40
104^th	East Waterboro	1	1	0	0	0	0.617	98	6
105^th	Edmunds Twp	1	0	0	0	0	0.616	100	5
106^th	Mars Hill	1	0	1	0	0	0.608	103	3
107^th	Solon	1	0	0	0	0	0.602	39	68
108^th	Winslow	1	1	1	0	1	0.598	97	11
109^th	Saint Agatha	1	0	1	0	0	0.598	77	32
110^th	Wilton	2	0	0	0	0	0.595	137	27
111^th	Appleton	1	0	0	0	0	0.592	113	2
112^th	Greene	1	0	0	0	0	0.588	87	25
112^th	Unity	1	0	1	0	0	0.588	24	88
114^th	Winterport	1	1	0	0	0	0.582	138	24
115^th	Andover	2	0	0	0	0	0.581	229	114
116^th	Harmony	1	0	0	0	0	0.574	177	61
117^th	Winthrop	1	1	1	0	0	0.573	123	6
118^th	Lee	0	1	0	0	1	0.571	212	94
119^th	Woodland	1	0	0	0	0	0.571	40	79
120^th	Fort Kent	1	1	1	0	0	0.568	114	6
121^st	Casco	1	0	0	0	0	0.567	161	40
122^nd	Lisbon Falls	0	1	1	0	1	0.564	136	14
123^rd	New Sharon	1	0	0	0	0	0.564	210	87
124^th	Ellsworth	2	0	3	0	3	0.559		(n/a)
125^th	Palermo	1	0	0	0	0	0.557	94	31
126^th	Bryant Pond	1	0	0	0	1	0.543	60	66
127^th	Bass Harbor	1	0	0	0	0	0.54	216	89
128^th	Oakland	2	1	1	0	0	0.538	91	37
129^th	Liberty	1	0	0	0	1	0.526	249	120
130^th	Levant	1	0	0	0	0	0.519	75	55
131^st	Belgrade	1	0	0	0	1	0.512	69	62
132^nd	Readfield	1	1	1	0	0	0.508	125	7
133^rd	Berwick	2	1	0	0	1	0.508	162	29
134^th	Leeds	1	0	0	0	0	0.505	209	75
135^th	Windham	2	1	1	0	1	0.505	146	11
136^th	Etna	1	0	0	0	0	0.502	172	36
137^th	Monmouth	1	0	1	0	0	0.498	173	36
138^th	Swanville	2	0	0	0	0	0.495	143	5
139^th	Hiram	1	1	1	0	0	0.49	120	19
140^th	Vassalboro	1	0	0	0	0	0.488	163	23
141^st	Milbridge	1	0	0	0	0	0.484	135	6
142^nd	Standish	2	0	1	0	1	0.484	196	54
143^rd	Brewer	1	0	1	0	0	0.481	111	32
144^th	Pembroke	1	0	0	0	0	0.481	78	66
145^th	Portland	8	3	4	0	8	0.48	153	8
146^th	Perry	2	0	0	0	0	0.474	168	22
147^th	China	1	1	0	0	0	0.471	130	17
148^th	Eastbrook	1	0	0	0	0	0.467	52	96
149^th	West Gardiner	1	0	0	0	1	0.464	164	15
150^th	Washburn	1	0	1	0	0	0.459	193	43
151^st	Georgetown	1	0	0	0	0	0.457	35	116
152^nd	Bethel	1	1	1	0	1	0.451	119	33
153^rd	Winn	1	0	0	0	0	0.439	222	69
154^th	Hartland	1	0	0	0	1	0.426	220	66
155^th	Turner	2	1	1	0	1	0.421	175	20
156^th	Orrington	1	0	0	0	0	0.419	102	54
157^th	Rockland	1	0	1	0	1	0.418	150	7
158^th	Farmington	2	1	1	0	0	0.417	181	23
159^th	Brooksville	1	0	0	0	0	0.415	131	28
160^th	Bath	2	1	1	0	1	0.401	201	41
161^st	Woolwich	1	0	0	0	1	0.398	141	20
162^nd	Hancock	2	0	0	0	0	0.394	178	16
163^rd	Dexter	1	0	1	0	0	0.387	205	42
164^th	Norridgewock	1	0	0	0	1	0.384	183	19
165^th	Kittery	0	1	1	0	1	0.382	122	43
166^th	Houlton	2	1	1	0	2	0.38	147	19
167^th	Dover Foxcroft	1	1	0	0	1	0.378	139	28
168^th	Sumner	1	0	0	0	0	0.377	124	44
169^th	Auburn	6	1	1	0	7	0.377	184	15
170^th	Hollis	1	0	0	0	0	0.374	221	51
171^st	Benton	1	0	0	0	0	0.37	133	38
172^nd	Pittsfield	2	1	0	0	1	0.37	157	15
173^rd	Gray	2	1	1	0	1	0.365	104	69
174^th	Sullivan	1	1	1	0	0	0.362	156	18
175^th	Buckfield	0	0	1	0	0	0.361	232	57
176^th	Augusta	4	1	3	0	2	0.361	179	3
177^th	Wiscasset	3	2	3	0	3	0.36		(n/a)
178^th	Bridgton	1	0	0	0	1	0.36	169	9
179^th	Raymond	1	1	0	0	1	0.358	112	67
180^th	Warren	1	0	0	0	0	0.356	247	67
181^st	Presque Isle	2	1	1	0	1	0.356	128	53
182^nd	Albion	1	0	0	0	0	0.353	158	24
183^rd	Belfast	4	2	2	0	2	0.353		(n/a)
184^th	Madawaska	1	0	1	0	0	0.352	140	44
185^th	East Machias	1	0	0	0	1	0.349	154	31
186^th	Caribou	1	0	1	0	0	0.346	200	14
187^th	Milford	1	0	0	0	0	0.343	174	13
188^th	Van Buren	1	0	1	0	0	0.341	235	47
189^th	Lincoln	1	1	1	0	1	0.338	165	24
190^th	Jefferson	1	0	0	0	0	0.332	155	35
191^st	Lyman	1	0	0	0	0	0.329	126	65
192^nd	Poland	1	1	1	0	1	0.329	152	40
193^rd	Kingfield	1	0	0	0	0	0.318	127	66
194^th	Lubec	1	0	0	0	0	0.315	253	59
195^th	South Gardiner	1	0	0	0	0	0.311	192	3
196^th	Acton	1	0	0	0	1	0.294	132	64
197^th	Skowhegan	4	1	2	0	0	0.288	191	6
198^th	Bucksport	2	1	1	0	2	0.288	144	54
199^th	Westbrook	3	1	1	0	1	0.287	224	25
200^th	Princeton	2	0	0	0	0	0.284	190	10
201^st	Sedgwick	1	0	0	0	0	0.28	204	3
202^nd	Old Town	1	1	1	0	1	0.277	211	9
203^rd	Medway	0	1	0	0	0	0.275	265	62
204^th	Bingham	1	0	1	0	0	0.273	202	2
205^th	Beals	1	0	0	0	0	0.27	217	12
206^th	Waldoboro	1	1	1	0	1	0.268	171	35
207^th	Thorndike	1	1	1	0	0	0.263	213	6
208^th	Prospect Harbor	1	0	0	0	0	0.26	176	32
209^th	North Anson	1	0	1	0	0	0.258	151	58
210^th	Sanford	2	1	1	0	3	0.257	203	7
211^th	Madison	2	0	1	0	0	0.255	223	12
212^th	Limington	1	0	0	0	0	0.253	118	94
213^th	Buxton	1	1	0	0	2	0.251	215	2
214^th	Harrison	1	0	0	0	1	0.249	231	17
215^th	Otis	1	0	0	0	0	0.246	237	22
216^th	Dayton	2	0	0	0	0	0.242	170	46
217^th	Sabattus	1	1	0	0	0	0.242	148	69
218^th	Fryeburg	1	0	0	0	2	0.239	197	21
219^th	Jonesport	1	0	1	0	0	0.235	195	24
220^th	Biddeford	3	1	1	0	1	0.235	198	22
221^st	Deer Isle	1	0	1	0	0	0.234	199	22
222^nd	Corinth	1	1	1	0	0	0.23	189	33
223^rd	Springvale	1	0	0	0	0	0.228	186	37
224^th	Waterville	2	1	1	0	3	0.223	160	64
225^th	Shapleigh	1	0	0	0	0	0.221	241	16
226^th	Brooks	1	0	0	0	0	0.218	262	36
227^th	Hebron	1	0	0	0	1	0.215	226	1
228^th	Fairfield	1	1	1	0	1	0.214	219	9
229^th	Naples	1	1	1	0	0	0.208	187	42
230^th	Anson	1	0	0	0	0	0.208	208	22
231^st	Stacyville	2	0	2	0	0	0.207	228	3
232^nd	Alexander	1	0	0	0	0	0.197	244	12
233^rd	Harrington	1	0	1	0	0	0.189	185	48
234^th	Otisfield	1	0	0	0	0	0.183	258	24
235^th	Machias	1	0	1	0	0	0.179	227	8
236^th	Jay	1	1	1	0	0	0.179	255	19
237^th	Baileyville	1	0	1	0	0	0.178	236	1
238^th	Lisbon	1	0	0	0	1	0.173	214	24
239^th	Litchfield	2	0	0	0	0	0.163	207	32
240^th	Newport	1	1	1	0	0	0.161	206	34
241^st	Rumford	1	0	1	0	1	0.16	218	23
242^nd	Waterboro	0	0	1	0	0	0.16	256	14
243^rd	Clinton	1	0	0	0	0	0.152	250	7
244^th	Searsport	1	1	1	0	0	0.151	248	4
245^th	Kingman	1	0	0	0	0	0.149		(n/a)
246^th	Cutler	1	0	0	0	0	0.145	101	145
247^th	Guilford	1	0	1	0	0	0.145	180	67
248^th	Fayette	1	0	0	0	0	0.142	261	13
249^th	West Enfield	1	0	0	0	0	0.131	107	142
250^th	Peru	2	0	0	0	1	0.128	254	4
251^st	Norway	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	246	5
252^nd	Connor Twp	1	0	0	0	0	0.114	194	58
253^rd	Hinckley	0	0	1	0	1	0.109	142	111
254^th	Addison	1	0	0	0	0	0.107	115	139
255^th	West Newfield	1	0	0	0	0	0.104	243	12
256^th	Jonesboro	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	234	22
257^th	Brownville	1	0	0	0	0	0.093	188	69
258^th	Wales	0	0	1	0	0	0.092	266	8
259^th	Paris	1	1	1	0	0	0.084	240	19
260^th	Milo	1	0	1	0	0	0.076	242	18
261^st	Oxford	1	0	0	0	0	0.073	245	16
262^nd	Calais	1	0	1	0	0	0.071	238	24
263^rd	Whiting	1	0	0	0	0	0.066	225	38
264^th	Dixfield	0	2	2	0	1	0.062	263	1
265^th	Limestone	2	0	1	0	0	0.062		(n/a)
266^th	Lewiston	6	1	1	0	4	0.047	252	14
267^th	Machiasport	1	0	0	0	0	0.031	268	1
268^th	Eastport	1	0	1	0	0	0.028	251	17
269^th	Mechanic Falls	1	0	0	0	0	0.021	259	10
270^th	Mexico	1	1	0	0	0	0.018	257	13
271^st	Greenbush	1	0	0	0	0	0.017	239	32
272^nd	Caswell	1	0	0	0	0	0.014	267	5
273^rd	Cornville	1	0	0	0	1	0.01	264	9
274^th	Troy	1	0	0	0	0	0	230	44

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