High Schools in Lewiston Public Schools

Summary:

The Lewiston Public Schools district in Maine has one high school, Lewiston High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data indicates that Lewiston High School is a low-performing school, consistently ranking among the lowest-performing high schools in the state of Maine over the past few years.

Lewiston High School has a four-year graduation rate of 87.8%, which is slightly below the state average. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) are significantly lower than the state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 36.2% of Lewiston High School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 63.84%.

Additionally, over 55% of Lewiston High School students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.2 is slightly higher than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Lewiston High School is in need of significant improvement to provide a quality education to its students and address the academic and socioeconomic challenges they face.

District Detail

Dingley Bldg 36 Oak St
Lewiston, ME 04240

(207) 795-4100

SchoolDigger Rank:
173^rd of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,312

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Lewiston High School	Public	9-12	156 East Avenue	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 795-4190	1,709	116	14.7	57.5%	743 (43.5%)	760 (44.5%)	77 (4.5%)	26 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.6%)	4	117^th of 119 public high schools	1.7%		8.6	116^th of 121 public high schools	4.1%	1	36.2	21.8	15.7	$19,905

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Auburn Public Schools	1.06 mi	8	113^th
Acadia Academy	1.81 mi	1	150^th
Regional School Unit 04	4.83 mi	5	159^th
Regional School Unit 16	6.65 mi	5	118^th
Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	7.08 mi	6	96^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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