Best High Schools in Maine

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 123)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
231397000732	31	Winthrop High School	Public	9-12	211 Rambler Road	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 377-2228	221	19	11.4	26.7%	204 (92.3%)	7 (3.2%)	5 (2.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$20,704							57.6	55.8	53	22
231480823134	32	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	Public, Charter	9-12	13 Easler Road	Hinckley	04944	Somerset County	Maine Academy of Natural Sciences	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 238-4100	173	18	9.7	60.7%	160 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$16,063							55.3	39.8	73	41
231349000612	33	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	415	36	11.6	10.1%	373 (89.9%)	9 (2.2%)	13 (3.1%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$23,080							54.8	60	42	9
230378000268	34	Brunswick High School	Public	9-12	71 Dragons Drive	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 319-1910	723	69	10.5	25.2%	603 (83.4%)	21 (2.9%)	28 (3.9%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.3%)	$23,700							54.2	66.3	31	3
231483223155	35	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	225	14	15.8	23.1%	205 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$11,742							54.2			(n/a)
231477200068	36	Morse High School	Public	9-12	826 Shipbuilder Drive	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 443-8250	610	43	14.3	33.0%	558 (91.5%)	15 (2.5%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$16,272							52.5	56.3	50	14
231386000638	37	Winslow High School	Public	9-12	20 Danielson St	Winslow	04901	Kennebec County	Winslow Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 872-1990	365	33	11.1	38.9%	332 (91.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$20,008							52.3	51.7	57	20
231477600231	38	Monmouth Academy	Public	9-12	96 Academy Road	Monmouth	04259	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 933-4416	191	20	9.7	28.8%	176 (92.1%)	2 (1.0%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$19,892							52.3			(n/a)
231480600590	39	So Aroostook School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	922 Dyer Brook Road	Dyer Brook	04747	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 50	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 757-8206	330	31	10.8	58.5%	309 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$17,370							52	48.9	59	20
231479300632	40	Windham High School	Public	9-12	406 Gray Road	Windham	04062	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 14	No	No	No	No	(207) 892-1810	978	79	12.3	21.7%	879 (89.9%)	24 (2.5%)	24 (2.5%)	18 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	$17,008							50.8	82.5	10	30

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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 February 16, 2024, 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.
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