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Howard C Reiche Community School

Q: Is Howard C Reiche Community School a good school?

Howard C Reiche Community School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Maine elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Howard C Reiche Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Howard C Reiche Community School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Howard C Reiche Community School?

Students at Howard C Reiche Community School are 45% African American, 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Howard C Reiche Community School is an elementary school in Portland, Maine, serving 463 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.

The data analysis suggests that Howard C Reiche Community School faces significant challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors compared to both the district and state averages. The school has consistently underperformed on standardized tests, with only 49.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 35.47% in Mathematics, and 14.71% in Science, compared to the district's 62.33%, 46.69%, and 34.65%, respectively. Additionally, the school has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.8% to 26.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Howard C Reiche Community School generally underperforms. For instance, the nearby Longfellow School-Portland ranked 2nd out of 289 Maine elementary schools and had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (87.93%), Mathematics (82.05%), and Science (76.32%) compared to Howard C Reiche Community School. The performance gap becomes even more pronounced when comparing the school to schools in the neighboring South Portland Public Schools district, which is ranked 39th out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 4-star rating.

467

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,645

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

166 Brackett ST
Portland, ME 04102

(207) 874-8175

District: Portland Public Schools

Students who attend Howard C Reiche Community School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.8%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

21.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (38% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

Maine avg53%

269^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	12.8	269 of 289	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	267 of 288	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	253 of 290	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	202 of 210	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.2	222 of 228	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	207 of 258	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	197 of 254	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	239 of 256	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	208 of 255	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	246 of 284	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	231 of 261	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.9	233 of 258	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	134 of 186	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.4	187 of 193	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	31.2	172 of 209	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.0	179 of 195	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	171 of 198	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.1	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	246 of 251	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.0	89 of 90	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	117 of 153	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	244 of 248	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	71 of 82	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	196 of 251	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	142 of 153	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	10 of 27	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	114 of 192	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	24 of 150	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	7 of 48	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)84th percentile+77 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile+56 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-14 vs state

Mathematics35%-14 vs state

Science15%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Howard C Reiche Community 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
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
Frank I Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	37 Highland AVE	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-5196	213	21	10.3	32.4%	141 (66.2%)	37 (17.4%)	16 (7.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	91.2	23^rd of 289 public elementary schools	92.0%		82.5	46^th of 288 public elementary schools	84.0%	23	77.1	77.4		$26,403
James Otis Kaler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 South Kelsey Street	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 799-3214	179	22	8.0	59.2%	87 (48.6%)	40 (22.3%)	29 (16.2%)	10 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	78.4	63^rd of 289 public elementary schools	78.2%		72.6	84^th of 288 public elementary schools	70.8%	21	67.4	76.0		$29,111
East End Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 North ST	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8228	391	40	9.7	77.2%	109 (27.9%)	190 (48.6%)	48 (12.3%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	14.2	266^th of 289 public elementary schools	8.0%		24.8	250^th of 288 public elementary schools	13.2%	16	45.7	40.7	10.0	$27,726
Dora L Small Elementary School	Public	K-4	87 Thompson Street	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-7676	193	21	9.4	28.0%	159 (82.4%)	11 (5.7%)	5 (2.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.8%)	84.1	45^th of 289 public elementary schools	84.4%		90.8	23^rd of 288 public elementary schools	92.0%	22	71.6	74.7		$31,373
Dyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	52 Alfred Street	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-4845	194	20	9.5	28.4%	148 (76.3%)	20 (10.3%)	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	78.8	60^th of 289 public elementary schools	79.2%		73.7	81^st of 288 public elementary schools	71.9%	21	67.1	77.8		$28,410
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
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
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
Waldo T Skillin Elementary School	Public	K-4	180 Wescott Road	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 773-7375	302	32	9.3	61.3%	137 (45.4%)	100 (33.1%)	38 (12.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	48.9	170^th of 289 public elementary schools	41.2%		74.3	79^th of 288 public elementary schools	72.6%	91	57.6	58.2		$28,012

Frequently Asked Questions about Howard C Reiche Community School

What district is Howard C Reiche Community School in?

Portland Public Schools

How many students attend Howard C Reiche Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Howard C Reiche Community School.

Is Howard C Reiche Community School a good school?

Howard C Reiche Community School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Maine elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Howard C Reiche Community School?

Students at Howard C Reiche Community School are 45% African American, 29% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Howard C Reiche Community School attend?

Students who attend Howard C Reiche Community School usually go on to attend:

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

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