For the 2024 school year, there are 61 public schools serving 24,309 students in York County, ME (there are 22 private schools, serving 3,399 private students). 88% of all K-12 students in York County, ME are educated in public schools (compared to the ME state average of 90%).
The top ranked public schools in York County, ME are Robert W Traip Academy, Kennebunk Elementary School and Middle School Of The Kennebunks. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
York County, ME public schools have an average math proficiency score of 83% (versus the Maine public school average of 81%), and reading proficiency score of 87% (versus the 85% statewide average). Schools in York County have an average ranking of 7/10, which is in the top 50% of Maine public schools.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in York County (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Robert W Traip Academy
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
12 Williams Avenue
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1121
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1121
Grades: 9-12
| 275 students
Rank: #22.
Kennebunk Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
177 Alewive Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Grades: PK-2
| 366 students
Rank: #33.
Middle School Of The Kennebunks
(Math: 92% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
60 Thompson Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 467-8004
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 467-8004
Grades: 6-8
| 511 students
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Kennebunk High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
89 Fletcher Street
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1110
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1110
Grades: 9-12
| 735 students
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Mildred L Day School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
600 Limerick Road
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 284-4677
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 284-4677
Grades: K-5
| 196 students
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Wells High School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
200 Sanford Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-7011
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-7011
Grades: 9-12
| 422 students
Rank: #77.
Coastal Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1 Coastal Ridge Drive
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-1800
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-1800
Grades: 2-4
| 348 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Horace Mitchell Primary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
7 School Lane
Kittery Point, ME 03905
(207) 439-1707
Kittery Point, ME 03905
(207) 439-1707
Grades: K-3
| 293 students
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
York High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1 Robert Stevens Drive
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-3621
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-3621
Grades: 9-12
| 523 students
Rank: #1010.
York Middle School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
30 Organug Road
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-4214
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-4214
Grades: 5-8
| 490 students
Rank: #1111.
Marshwood Middle School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
626 H.l. Dow Highway
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-1399
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-1399
Grades: 6-8
| 479 students
Rank: #1212.
Sea Road School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
29 Sea Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1105
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1105
Grades: 3-5
| 325 students
Rank: #1313.
Eliot Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1298 State Road
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-9004
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-9004
Grades: PK-3
| 293 students
Rank: #1414.
Old Orchard Beach High School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
40 E Emerson Cummings Blvd
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-4461
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-4461
Grades: 9-12
| 201 students
Rank: #1515.
Wells Elementary School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
276 Sanford Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5953
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5953
Grades: K-4
| 552 students
Rank: #1616.
Saco Middle School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
40 Buxton Road
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 282-4181
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 282-4181
Grades: 6-8
| 571 students
Rank: #17 - 2017. - 20.
Acton Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
135 Whites Bridge Road
Acton, ME 04001
(207) 636-2100
Acton, ME 04001
(207) 636-2100
Grades: PK-8
| 230 students
Rank: #17 - 2017. - 20.
Kennebunkport Consolidated School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
25 School Street
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-2121
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-2121
Grades: K-5
| 163 students
Rank: #17 - 2017. - 20.
Lyman Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
39 Schoolhouse Road
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 499-7228
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 499-7228
Grades: PK-5
| 246 students
Rank: #17 - 2017. - 20.
Sanford High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
100 Alumni Blvd
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-4050
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-4050
Grades: 9-12
| 1,092 students
Rank: #2121.
Dayton Consolidated School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
21 Clarks Mills Road
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 499-2283
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 499-2283
Grades: PK-5
| 113 students
Rank: #2222.
Wells Junior High School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1470 Post Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5142
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5142
Grades: 5-8
| 412 students
Rank: #2323.
Marshwood High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
260 Dow Highway
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4500
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4500
Grades: 9-12
| 696 students
Rank: #2424.
Shapleigh School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
43 Stevenson Road
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-2572
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-2572
Grades: 4-8
| 380 students
Rank: #2525.
Central School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
197 Main Street
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-2333
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-2333
Grades: PK-3
| 370 students
Rank: #2626.
Massabesic Middle School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
134 Old Alfred Road
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6121
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6121
Grades: 6-8
| 654 students
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Alfred Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
21 Sanford Road
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 324-3831
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 324-3831
Grades: PK-5
| 185 students
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Biddeford High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
20 Maplewood Avenue
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-1596
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-1596
Grades: 9-12
| 738 students
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Line Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
818 Water Street
West Newfield, ME 04095
(207) 793-4100
West Newfield, ME 04095
(207) 793-4100
Grades: PK-5
| 285 students
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Margaret Chase Smith
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
248 Twombley Rd
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Grades: PK-4
| 395 students
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
North Berwick Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
25 Varney Road
North Berwick, ME 03906
(207) 676-9811
North Berwick, ME 03906
(207) 676-9811
Grades: K-5
| 298 students
Rank: #27 - 3227. - 32.
Shapleigh Memorial School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
467 Shapleigh Corner Road
Shapleigh, ME 04076
(207) 636-1751
Shapleigh, ME 04076
(207) 636-1751
Grades: PK-5
| 144 students
Rank: #3333.
20 Jameson Hill Road
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-2891
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-2891
Grades: PK-2
| 154 students
Rank: #3434.
C K Burns School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
135 Middle Street
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 284-5081
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 284-5081
Grades: 3-5
| 547 students
Rank: #3535.
H B Emery Jr Memorial School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
908 Cape Road
Limington, ME 04049
(207) 637-2056
Limington, ME 04049
(207) 637-2056
Grades: PK-5
| 193 students
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York County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
20 Wilson Street
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-7604
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-7604
Grades: 4-5
| 207 students
17 School Street
Cornish, ME 04020
(207) 625-4393
Cornish, ME 04020
(207) 625-4393
Grades: K-4
| 95 students
12 Day Street
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Grades: PK-1
| 172 students
12 Oxford Street
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3640
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3640
Grades: 1-6
| 132 students
No Location Available
Bar Mills, ME 04004
(207) 929-3837
Bar Mills, ME 04004
(207) 929-3837
Grades: K-1
| n/a students
8 Noble Ln
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1188
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1188
Grades: 5-6
| 342 students
24 Groveville Rd
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Grades: 2-5
| n/a students
634 North Rd
Parsonsfield, ME 04047
(207) 625-4842
Parsonsfield, ME 04047
(207) 625-4842
Grades: K-4
| 44 students
120 Rogers Road
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1122
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1122
Grades: 3-5
| 229 students
290 Parker Farm Rd
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3830
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3830
Grades: K-2
| n/a students
69 Brook Street
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-4160
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-4160
Grades: PK-3
| n/a students
248 Twombly Road
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Grades: K-3
| 310 students
84 West Road
Waterboro, ME 04087
(207) 247-6121
Waterboro, ME 04087
(207) 247-6121
Grades: 7-8
| 651 students
Po Box 2399
Ogunquit, ME 03907
(207) 646-2551
Ogunquit, ME 03907
(207) 646-2551
Grades: K-5
| 78 students
Saco Transition Program High School (Closed 2015)
Special Education School
80 Common St Bldg 2
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 286-2091
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 286-2091
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
932 Long Plains Rd
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3835
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3835
Grades: 4-5
| n/a students
708 Main Street
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3114
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3114
Grades: 5-7
| n/a students
20 Blackberry Hill Rd
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-4465
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-4465
Grades: PK-4
| 554 students
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in York County, ME?
The top ranked public schools in York County, ME include Robert W Traip Academy, Kennebunk Elementary School and Middle School Of The Kennebunks.
How many public schools are located in York County, ME?
61 public schools are located in York County, ME.
What percentage of students in York County, ME go to public school?
88% of all K-12 students in York County, ME are educated in public schools (compared to the ME state average of 90%).
What is the racial composition of students in York County, ME?
York County, ME public schools minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public schools average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
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