Best schools in Maine (2025)
The top five of 560 schools in each category, with links to the full top 100. Rankings use the Success Index (US), built only from official American data.
Maine has 560 schools educating 165,148 students in 2025: 551 public, 9 charter.
The median Enrollment across Maine is 245. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
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Best elementary schools in Maine
Schools classified as elementary by NCES.
William H Rowe School
Yarmouth · Public elementary · Grades PK–1
246 students
Eight Corners Elementary School
Scarborough · Public elementary · Grades K–2
241 students
Pond Cove Elementary
Cape Elizabeth · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
579 students
Falmouth Elementary School
Falmouth · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
871 students
Morse Street School
Freeport · Public elementary · Grades PK–2
288 students
Best middle schools in Maine
Schools classified as middle schools by NCES.
Greely Middle School
Cumberland · Public middle · Grades 6–8
515 students
Falmouth Middle School
Falmouth · Public middle · Grades 6–8
438 students
Cape Elizabeth Middle School
Cape Elizabeth · Public middle · Grades 5–8
448 students
Frank H Harrison Middle School
Yarmouth · Public middle · Grades 6–8
379 students
York Middle School
York · Public middle · Grades 5–8
482 students
Best high schools in Maine
Schools classified as high schools by NCES.
ME Sch of Science & Mathematics
Limestone · Public high · Grades 9–12
96 students
Cape Elizabeth High School
Cape Elizabeth · Public high · Grades 9–12
471 students
Greely High School
Cumberland · Public high · Grades 9–12
615 students
Falmouth High School
Falmouth · Public high · Grades 9–12
669 students
Yarmouth High School
Yarmouth · Public high · Grades 9–12
554 students
Best traditional public schools in Maine
District-run public schools.
Greely Middle School
Cumberland · Public middle · Grades 6–8
515 students
Falmouth Middle School
Falmouth · Public middle · Grades 6–8
438 students
ME Sch of Science & Mathematics
Limestone · Public high · Grades 9–12
96 students
Cape Elizabeth High School
Cape Elizabeth · Public high · Grades 9–12
471 students
Cape Elizabeth Middle School
Cape Elizabeth · Public middle · Grades 5–8
448 students
Best charter schools in Maine
Publicly funded charter schools.
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences
Portland · Charter high · Grades 9–12
384 students
Ecology Learning Ctr
Unity · Charter high · Grades 9–12
120 students
Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science
Gray · Charter elementary · Grades PK–8
177 students
Maine Arts Academy School
Augusta · Charter high · Grades 9–12
245 students
Acadia Academy School
Lewiston · Charter elementary · Grades PK–6
250 students
Best schools by math proficiency in Maine
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in math on the state assessment (EDFacts, all students), for schools with 30 or more tested students.
ME Sch of Science & Mathematics
Limestone · Public high · Grades 9–12
96 students
Fruit Street School
Bangor · Public elementary · Grades PK–3
310 students
Yarmouth Elementary School
Yarmouth · Public elementary · Grades 2–5
476 students
Pond Cove Elementary
Cape Elizabeth · Public elementary · Grades PK–4
579 students
Cape Elizabeth High School
Cape Elizabeth · Public high · Grades 9–12
471 students
Best schools by reading proficiency in Maine
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students).
ME Sch of Science & Mathematics
Limestone · Public high · Grades 9–12
96 students
Cape Elizabeth High School
Cape Elizabeth · Public high · Grades 9–12
471 students
Falmouth High School
Falmouth · Public high · Grades 9–12
669 students
Adams School
Castine · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
45 students
Greely High School
Cumberland · Public high · Grades 9–12
615 students
Best lowest student–teacher ratio in Maine
Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students.
Pemetic Elementary School
Southwest Harbor · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
127 students
Tremont Consolidated School
Bass Harbor · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
127 students
Trenton Elementary School
Trenton · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
120 students
Wiscasset Elementary School
Wiscasset · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
166 students
Appleton Village School
Appleton · Public elementary · Grades PK–8
132 students
Best largest schools in Maine
Schools with the highest enrollment.
Lewiston High School
Lewiston · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,709 students
Noble High School
North Berwick · Public high · Grades 8–12
1,134 students
Sanford High School
Sanford · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,115 students
Bangor High School
Bangor · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,068 students
Edward Little High School
Auburn · Public high · Grades 9–12
1,045 students
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best elementary school in Maine?
William H Rowe School in Yarmouth ranks first among elementary schools in Maine with a Success Index (US) of 91.1 out of 100 (Enrollment: 246).
How are elementary schools in Maine ranked?
Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.