High Schools in Yarmouth Schools

Summary:

The Yarmouth High School is the sole high school in the Yarmouth Schools district, serving students in grades 9-12. Located in the affluent community of Yarmouth, Maine, the school has consistently ranked among the top 11 high schools in the state over the past three school years, with a ranking of 4th out of 119 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Yarmouth High School is a standout institution, maintaining a 5-star rating from School Digger and boasting exceptional academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.21% of its students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 63.84%. The school's students also outperformed the state average in Mathematics and Science. With a low student-teacher ratio of 11.2 to 1, Yarmouth High School is able to provide individualized attention to its students, contributing to its strong academic outcomes.

While Yarmouth High School has a high four-year graduation rate of 87.8%, its chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024 is on the higher side compared to typical benchmarks. This could be an area for the school and the Yarmouth Schools district to investigate and address. Overall, Yarmouth High School stands out as a top-performing institution in Maine, providing a high-quality education to its students.

District Detail

101 McCartney Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096

(207) 846-5586

SchoolDigger Rank:
5^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,655

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
Yarmouth High School	Public	9-12	286 West Elm Street	Yarmouth	04096	Cumberland County	Yarmouth Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 846-5535	554	50	11.1	15.7%	468 (84.5%)	21 (3.8%)	14 (2.5%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	93.6	4^th of 119 public high schools	96.6%		82.3	9^th of 121 public high schools	92.6%	5	77.2	78.4	65.2	$27,351

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 51/Maine School Admin District 51	2.39 mi	4	9^th
Falmouth Public Schools	5.16 mi	3	13^th
Chebeague Island Public Schools	5.98 mi	1
Regional School Unit 05	6.32 mi	6	24^th
Portland Public Schools	7.35 mi	17	102^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.

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