Approximately 29% of public high school students in Maine are eligible for free lunch (2024).
The public high schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public high school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Maine is Van Buren District Secondary School with 70% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 38%
70%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 47%
Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Maine (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Van Buren District Secondary School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 70%
Grades: 9-12
169 Main Street Suite 102
Van Buren, ME 04785
(207) 868-5274
Van Buren, ME 04785
(207) 868-5274
Rank: #22.
Penquis Valley Middle/high School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 65%
Grades: 5-12
48 Penquis Drive
Milo, ME 04463
(207) 943-7346
Milo, ME 04463
(207) 943-7346
Rank: #33.
Maine Of Natural Sciences
Charter School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 61%
Grades: 9-12
13 Easler Road
Hinckley, ME 04944
(207) 238-4100
Hinckley, ME 04944
(207) 238-4100
Rank: #44.
Mountain Valley High School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 59%
Grades: 9-12
799 Hancock Street
Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-4547
Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-4547
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Carrabec High School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 54%
Grades: 9-12
160 N Main St
North Anson, ME 04958
(207) 635-2296
North Anson, ME 04958
(207) 635-2296
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Lewiston High School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 54%
Grades: 9-12
156 East Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4190
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4190
Rank: #77.
Skowhegan Area High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 53%
Grades: 9-12
61 Academy Circle
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-5511
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-5511
Rank: #88.
Mt View High School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 50%
Grades: 9-12
577 Mount View Road
Thorndike, ME 04986
(207) 568-3255
Thorndike, ME 04986
(207) 568-3255
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Deering High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 49%
Grades: 9-12
370 Stevens Avenue
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8260
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8260
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Hodgdon Middle/high School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 49%
Grades: 7-12
174 Hodgdon Mills Road
Houlton, ME 04730
(207) 532-2413
Houlton, ME 04730
(207) 532-2413
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
So Aroostook School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 49%
Grades: PK-12
922 Dyer Brook Road
Island Falls, ME 04747
(207) 757-8206
Island Falls, ME 04747
(207) 757-8206
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
East Grand School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 48%
Grades: PK-12
31 Houlton Road
Danforth, ME 04424
(207) 448-2260
Danforth, ME 04424
(207) 448-2260
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Houlton High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 48%
Grades: 9-12
7 Bird Street
Houlton, ME 04730
(207) 532-6551
Houlton, ME 04730
(207) 532-6551
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Overman Academy
Charter School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 48%
Grades: 6-12
78 Water Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 858-1600
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 858-1600
Rank: #1515.
Shead High School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 47%
Grades: 9-12
89 High Street
Eastport, ME 04631
(207) 853-6254
Eastport, ME 04631
(207) 853-6254
Rank: #1616.
Westbrook High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 45%
Grades: 9-12
125 Stroudwater Street
Westbrook, ME 04092
(207) 854-0810
Westbrook, ME 04092
(207) 854-0810
Rank: #17 - 2117. - 21.
Lake Region High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 44%
Grades: 9-12
1877 Roosevelt Trail
Naples, ME 04055
(207) 693-6221
Naples, ME 04055
(207) 693-6221
Rank: #17 - 2117. - 21.
Sacopee Valley High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 44%
Grades: 9-12
115 South Hiram Road
Hiram, ME 04041
(207) 625-3208
Hiram, ME 04041
(207) 625-3208
Rank: #17 - 2117. - 21.
Searsport District High School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 44%
Grades: 9-12
24 Mortland Road
Searsport, ME 04974
(207) 548-2313
Searsport, ME 04974
(207) 548-2313
Rank: #17 - 2117. - 21.
Stearns Jr-sr High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 44%
Grades: 6-12
199 State Street
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6430
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6430
Rank: #17 - 2117. - 21.
Waterville Senior High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 44%
Grades: 9-12
1 Brooklyn Ave
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-2751
Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 873-2751
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Calais Middle/high School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 43%
Grades: 7-12
34 Blue Devil Hill Suite 2
Calais, ME 04619
(207) 454-2591
Calais, ME 04619
(207) 454-2591
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Fort Fairfield Middle/high School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 43%
Grades: 6-12
28 High School Drive Suite B
Fort Fairfield, ME 04742
(207) 472-3271
Fort Fairfield, ME 04742
(207) 472-3271
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 43%
Grades: 9-12
256 Main Street
Paris, ME 04271
(207) 743-8914
Paris, ME 04271
(207) 743-8914
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/senior High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 43%
Grades: 5-12
110 Meadow St
Bingham, ME 04920
(207) 672-3300
Bingham, ME 04920
(207) 672-3300
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Cony
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 42%
Grades: 9-12
60 Pierce Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 626-2460
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 626-2460
Rank: #26 - 2726. - 27.
Madison Area Memorial High School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 42%
Grades: 9-12
486 Main Street
Madison, ME 04950
(207) 696-3395
Madison, ME 04950
(207) 696-3395
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Buckfield Jr-sr High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 41%
Grades: 7-12
160 Morrill Street
Buckfield, ME 04220
(207) 336-2151
Buckfield, ME 04220
(207) 336-2151
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Machias Memorial High School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 41%
Grades: 9-12
1 Bulldog Lane
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3812
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3812
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Maine Virtual Academy
Charter School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 41%
Grades: 7-12
6 East Chestnut Street
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 613-8900
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 613-8900
Rank: #3131.
Penobscot Valley High School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 40%
Grades: 9-12
23 Cross Street
Howland, ME 04448
(207) 732-3111
Howland, ME 04448
(207) 732-3111
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Biddeford High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 39%
Grades: 9-12
20 Maplewood Avenue
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-1596
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-1596
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Caribou High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 39%
Grades: 9-12
308 Sweden St
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 493-4260
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 493-4260
Rank: #32 - 3432. - 34.
Nokomis Regional High School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 39%
Grades: 9-12
291 Williams Road Suite 2
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4354
Newport, ME 04953
(207) 368-4354
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Dirigo High School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 38%
Grades: 9-12
145 Weld Street
Dixfield, ME 04224
(207) 642-4885
Dixfield, ME 04224
(207) 642-4885
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maine average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Maine average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch is 29%% for 2024.
What are the public high schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Maine?
The best top ranked public high schools in Maine include Van Buren District Secondary School, Penquis Valley Middle/high School and Maine Of Natural Sciences.
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