Best High Schools in Maine

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MEA test scores by the Maine Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, November 3, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 119)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
11	Greenville Consolidated School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	130 Pritham Ave.	Greenville	04441	Piscataquis County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 695-2666	177	20	8.8	33.3%	168 (94.9%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$27,482							82.2	58.6	24	13		230625023138
12	Freeport High School	Public	9-12	30 Holbrook Street	Freeport	04032	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	No	(207) 865-4706	593	49	12.2	21.8%	516 (87.0%)	23 (3.9%)	12 (2.0%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$21,478							81.2	84.3	8	4		231478900149
13	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%)	$24,448							81	54.9	33	20		231397000732
14	Baxter Academy for Technical & Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	185 Lancaster Street	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Baxter Academy for Technology and Science	Yes	No	No	No	(207) 699-5500	384	27	14.1	20.1%	335 (87.2%)	16 (4.2%)	6 (1.6%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$13,103							79.9	80.3	10	4		231481223141
15	Islesboro Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	159 Alumni Drive	Islesboro	04848	Waldo County	Islesboro Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 734-2251	64	13	4.9	29.7%	63 (98.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$47,259							73.4	65.7	18	3		230681000171
16	Hampden Academy	Public	9-12	89 Western Avenue	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3791	767	52	14.7	25.0%	709 (92.4%)	6 (0.8%)	15 (2.0%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	23 (3.0%)	$19,343							67.8	66.8	17	1		231481500387
17	Maine Arts Academy School	Public, Charter	9-12	310 Cony Road	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Maine Arts Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 480-7917	245	17	14.4	40.8%	219 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$11,847							67.8	52.2	40	23		231483223155
18	Boothbay Region High School	Public	9-12	51 Emery Drive	Boothbay Harbor	04538	Lincoln County	Boothbay-Boothbay Hbr Central School District	No	No	No	No	(207) 633-2421	172	20	8.4	45.9%	167 (97.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$32,267							66.1	48.8	47	29		230329000081
19	Wells High School	Public	9-12	200 Sanford RD	Wells	04090	York County	Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 646-7011	422	37	11.3	17.5%	381 (90.3%)	7 (1.7%)	12 (2.8%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	$28,035							64.8	46.5	51	32		231349000612
20	Sacopee Valley High School	Public	9-12	115 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	No	(207) 625-3208	261	26	9.9	58.2%	240 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$21,697							62	36.7	71	51		231419000667

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics, MEA Science test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.