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Amanda C Rowe School

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Amanda C Rowe School ranks 102 nd of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Amanda C Rowe School is an elementary school in Portland, Maine, serving 481 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Amanda C Rowe School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with 75.26% and 57.14% proficiency rates, respectively, in 2024-2025. However, the school lags behind in Science proficiency, with only 27.27% proficiency. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 26.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state's average.

Compared to nearby schools, Longfellow School-Portland, located just 1.15 miles away, consistently ranks among the top 2 elementary schools in Maine and outperforms Amanda C Rowe School across all academic metrics. In contrast, schools like Howard C Reiche Community School and East End Community School, located within 3 miles of Amanda C Rowe, have significantly lower test scores and higher rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients. When compared to the nearby Westbrook Public Schools district, Amanda C Rowe School generally outperforms the Westbrook schools in academic metrics.

470

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,819

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Orono RD
Portland, ME 04102

(207) 874-8205

District: Portland Public Schools

Students who attend Amanda C Rowe School usually attend:

High:	Casco Bay High School
	Deering High School
	Portland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

African American:

17.2%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (61% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maine median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg51%

Maine avg53%

102^nd of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Portland Public Schools

102^nd of 176Portland 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	102 of 289	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	163 of 288	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	214 of 290	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	162 of 210	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	200 of 228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	219 of 258	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	194 of 254	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.6	135 of 256	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.4	116 of 255	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.8	201 of 284	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.2	230 of 261	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.4	131 of 258	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.0	108 of 186	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.3	36 of 193	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	50.7	105 of 209	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.4	90 of 195	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	115 of 198	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.0	98 of 192	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	81 of 251	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	2.2	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	136 of 153	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	191 of 248	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	80 of 82	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	105 of 251	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	65 of 90	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	138 of 153	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	34 of 192	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	28 of 150	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.6	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+11 vs state

Mathematics57%+8 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, December 16, 2016

Dedicated teachers, creative learning opportunities. This is a school with a large immigrant population, so test scores are lower due to many ESL learners. But everyone is so committed to fostering a great environment here. We chose this school over all others in the district and have not been disappointed. Close Quote

Schools Near Amanda C Rowe School

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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
Amanda C Rowe School	Public	PK, KG-5	23 Orono RD	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8205	470	45	10.4	45.1%	294 (62.6%)	81 (17.2%)	32 (6.8%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	67.1	102^nd of 289 public elementary schools	64.7%		49.9	163^rd of 288 public elementary schools	43.4%	61	75.3	57.1	27.3	$23,819
Longfellow School-Portland	Public	PK, KG-5	432 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8195	263	23	11.4	27.0%	205 (77.9%)	22 (8.4%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	98	2^nd of 289 public elementary schools	99.3%		95.7	5^th of 288 public elementary schools	98.3%	3	87.9	82.1	76.3	$24,255
Gerald E Talbot Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Forest AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8210	394	37	10.5	70.8%	150 (38.1%)	158 (40.1%)	32 (8.1%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	14.5	265^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.3%		36.7	216^th of 288 public elementary schools	25.0%	49	47.9	37.7		$29,829
Ocean Avenue	Public	K-5	150 Ocean AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8180	337	32	10.4	41.2%	198 (58.8%)	81 (24.0%)	29 (8.6%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	58.9	135^th of 289 public elementary schools	53.3%		75	74^th of 288 public elementary schools	74.3%	61	66.9	58.3	29.0	$27,010
Oxford-Cumberland Canal School	Public	K-4	102 Glenwood Avenue	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 854-0840	188	22	8.6	72.3%	108 (57.4%)	44 (23.4%)	22 (11.7%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.3%)	43.7	184^th of 289 public elementary schools	36.3%		49.9	162^nd of 288 public elementary schools	43.8%	22	48.6	62.5		$28,553
Congin School	Public	PK, KG-4	410 Bridge Street	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 854-0844	335	28	12.0	54.9%	208 (62.1%)	78 (23.3%)	16 (4.8%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	57.8	140^th of 289 public elementary schools	51.6%		39.1	202^nd of 288 public elementary schools	29.9%	62	64.1	56.8		$21,949
Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8215	489	40	12.2	37.6%	265 (54.2%)	129 (26.4%)	27 (5.5%)	19 (3.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	76	71^st of 289 public elementary schools	75.4%		68.9	95^th of 288 public elementary schools	67.0%	24	72.3	72.6	29.1	$22,563
Presumpscot School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Presumpscot ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8220	266	25	10.4	59.4%	115 (43.2%)	85 (32.0%)	34 (12.8%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	71.1	88^th of 289 public elementary schools	69.6%		68.3	97^th of 288 public elementary schools	66.3%	9	76.1	65.3	18.4	$25,143
Saccarappa School	Public	K-4	110 Huntress Avenue	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 854-0847	396	45	8.8	73.2%	199 (50.3%)	115 (29.0%)	30 (7.6%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	9.3	277^th of 289 public elementary schools	4.2%		6.2	278^th of 288 public elementary schools	3.5%	1	37.1	36.2		$27,454
Howard C Reiche Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Brackett ST	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8175	467	45	10.2	72.8%	134 (28.7%)	209 (44.8%)	100 (21.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	12.8	269^th of 289 public elementary schools	6.9%		13.4	267^th of 288 public elementary schools	7.3%	2	49.5	35.5	14.7	$24,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Amanda C Rowe School

What schools do graduates of Amanda C Rowe School attend?

Students who attend Amanda C Rowe School usually go on to attend:

High : Casco Bay High School
High : Deering High School
High : Portland High School

What is the racial makeup of Amanda C Rowe School?

Students at Amanda C Rowe School are 63% White, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Amanda C Rowe School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Amanda C Rowe School.

What district is Amanda C Rowe School in?

Portland Public Schools

Is Amanda C Rowe School a good school?

Amanda C Rowe School ranks 102^nd of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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