High Schools in Waterville Public Schools

Summary:

Waterville Public Schools operates a single high school, Waterville Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking as high as 45th out of 119 Maine high schools in 2023-2024 but dropping to 94th place in 2024-2025. Waterville Senior High School's academic proficiency rates lag behind state and district averages, particularly in mathematics and science.

While the school has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8, it faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, at 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, nearly half (46.41%) of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant socioeconomic disadvantage among the student population. These factors may contribute to the school's lower academic performance compared to other high schools in Maine.

Waterville Public Schools as a district is ranked 151st out of 176 districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The district's overall academic proficiency rates are also lower than the state averages, suggesting that the challenges faced by Waterville Senior High School may be reflective of broader systemic issues within the district.

District Detail

25 Messalonskee Ave
Waterville, ME 04901

(207) 873-4281

SchoolDigger Rank:
151^st of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,623

Primary Schools: 2
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
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	$21,433

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winslow Schools	1.29 mi	3	66^th
Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	3.15 mi	5	140^th
Regional School Unit 18	3.52 mi	8	78^th
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	7.59 mi	1	164^th
Vassalboro Public Schools	7.97 mi	1	89^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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