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Calais Middle/High School

Public Grades 7-12
116th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 119 Maine High Schools
Better than 3% of Maine high schools
Summary

Calais Middle/High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Calais, Maine, with around 300 students. The school is part of the Calais Public Schools district, which is ranked 168 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Calais Middle/High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Maine high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 116 out of 119 high schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Calais Middle/High School significantly underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 47.79% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 63.84%, and just 19.47% proficient in math, compared to 49.38% statewide. The school also struggles with graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of 87.8% in 2023-2024, lower than the state average. Additionally, Calais Middle/High School has very high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 25.5% in 2022-2023 and 23.4% in 2023-2024, well above the state average. The school serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 51.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

While the closest comparable school, Woodland Junior-Senior High School in Baileyville, Maine, also underperforms the state average, it outperforms Calais Middle/High School on several key metrics, including academic proficiency rates and graduation rates. Calais Middle/High School's performance has declined over the past decade, suggesting the school is struggling to keep up with the academic standards of other schools in the state. The poor performance of Calais Middle/High School is likely tied to the challenges facing the broader Calais Public Schools district, which is ranked near the bottom of all districts in Maine.

289
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,355
Per pupil spending ?
60.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 34 Blue Devil Hill Suite 2
       Calais, ME  04619

(207) 454-2591

District: Calais Public Schools


Feeder schools for Calais Middle/High School:

Elementary:    Calais Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
74.4%
American Indian:
15.9%
Two or more races:
4.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2012 → 3rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Maine average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 23% Maine)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg36%
Maine avg53%
116th of 119
Maine public high schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
168th of 176Calais Public Schools among Maine districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
20257.8116 of 1192.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.9117 of 1213.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.095 of 12322.8%★☆☆☆☆
201925.987 of 11423.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.699 of 11413.2%★☆☆☆☆
201712.3103 of 1117.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201619.497 of 11112.6%★☆☆☆☆
201510.675 of 9823.5%★☆☆☆☆
201318.995 of 10610.4%★☆☆☆☆
201244.550 of 10753.3%★★★☆☆
201126.184 of 10520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201025.782 of 10320.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
20257.0103 of 1073.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201941.351 of 9244.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202511.6102 of 1085.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.062 of 7618.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
20258.6101 of 1086.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.185 of 927.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
202532.739 of 5731.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMaine percentileRating
20255.256 of 571.8%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+29 vs school
Male (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
White (2025)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts48%-16 vs state
Science21%-15 vs state
Mathematics19%-30 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Calais Middle/High School.

Calais Middle/High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Calais Elementary School

Calais Middle/High School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Maine high schools.

Students at Calais Middle/High School are 74% White, 16% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.


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