Winthrop Public Schools

Summary:

The Winthrop Public Schools district in Maine consists of three schools: Winthrop Grade School (an elementary school), Winthrop High School, and Winthrop Middle School. The district serves students from the Winthrop area.

Among the three schools, Winthrop High School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 33 high schools in Maine and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school boasts strong proficiency rates on state assessments, with 81.82% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 65.15% in Mathematics. Additionally, Winthrop High School has an impressive 87.8% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, the Winthrop Grade School and Winthrop Middle School have been ranked in the middle of the pack for their respective school types in Maine, with 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

The district as a whole faces some challenges, including a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% across all three schools, which is significantly higher than the state average. The schools also have varying rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with Winthrop Middle School having the highest rate at 34.34%. While the student-teacher ratios are relatively low, ranging from 11.1 at Winthrop High School to 13.0 at Winthrop Middle School, the elementary and middle schools have more mixed results on state assessments compared to the high school's strong performance.

District Detail

17A Highland Avenue
Winthrop, ME 04364

(207) 377-2296

SchoolDigger Rank:
74^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 806

Primary Schools: 1
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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 38	4.86 mi	6	54^th
Regional School Unit 02	4.95 mi	8	56^th
Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	7.11 mi	6	72^nd
Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	7.41 mi	6	96^th
Fayette Public Schools	7.91 mi	1	162^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.