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Best High Schools in Zip Code 04106

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1,448

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Top rankedSouth Portland High School25^th of 119 Maine high schools

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South Portland High School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 04106 zip code area in Maine is home to two high schools - South Portland High School and Arthur R. Gould School--LCYDC. South Portland High School stands out as the larger and higher-performing of the two, with a student enrollment of 995 and stronger academic performance on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA).

South Portland High School had 68.93% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 55.56% in Math, and 33.89% in Science on the 2024-2025 MEA, all above the state averages for Maine. Both schools had a consistent 87.8% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, but they faced similar challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates of around 23%. The free/reduced lunch rate was higher at Arthur R. Gould School--LCYDC (45.45%) compared to South Portland High School (36.28%), indicating a greater proportion of students from lower-income households attending the smaller school.

Arthur R. Gould School--LCYDC appears to be a specialized school, with a much smaller enrollment of just 11 students and a very low student-teacher ratio of 1.1. While both schools had similar graduation rates, South Portland High School significantly outperformed Arthur R. Gould School--LCYDC on academic proficiency measures, highlighting the need to understand the factors contributing to this difference.

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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 (2025)
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
Arthur R. Gould School--LCYDC	Public	7-12	675 Westbrook Street	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	Arthur R. Gould School--LCYDC	No	No	No	No	(207) 822-2660	16	11	1.4	68.8%	13 (81.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)
South Portland High School	Public	9-12	637 Highland Avenue	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 767-3266	928	81	11.5	42.8%	593 (63.9%)	176 (19.0%)	76 (8.2%)	28 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.6%)	57.6	25^th of 119 public high schools	79.0%		48.2	48^th of 121 public high schools	60.3%	23	68.9	55.6	33.9	$22,919
Maine Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	600 Southborough Dr.	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	Maine Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(207) 805-3254	504	27	18.6	51.6%	446 (88.5%)	15 (3.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	38.4	62^nd of 119 public high schools	47.9%		53.8	36^th of 121 public high schools	70.2%	26	64.2	28.8	40.2	$24,737

Cities Near Zip Code 04106

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Portland	0.75 mi	9	63^rd
Scarborough	2.26 mi	6	47^th
Portland	2.38 mi	16	145^th
Cape Elizabeth	3.52 mi	3	2^nd
Westbrook	4.12 mi	6	199^th

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

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