Top Belfast Public Schools
- For the 2020 school year, there are 6 public schools in Belfast, ME, serving 1,316 students.
- Belfast, ME public school have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Maine public school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Belfast have an average ranking in the bottom 50% of Maine public schools.
- The top ranked public schools in Belfast, ME are Kermit S Nickerson School, Belfast Area High School and Troy A Howard Middle School. Overall school rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public school average of 11% (majority Black and Hispanic).
- The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is less than the Maine public school average of 12:1.
Top Belfast, ME Public Schools (2020)
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School (Math/Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students - Belfast Area High School Math: 25-29% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank: Bottom 50%98 Waldo Ave.
Belfast, ME 04915
(207)338-1790
Grades: 9-12 | 509 students
- Captain Albert W. Stevens School Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank: Bottom 50%31 Elementary Avenue
Belfast, ME 04915
(207)338-3510
Grades: K-5 | 282 students
- East Belfast School Math: 20-29% | Reading: 40-49%
Rank: Bottom 50%14 Swan Lake Avenue
Belfast, ME 04915
(207)338-4420
Grades: PK-5 | 99 students
- Kermit S Nickerson School Math: 40-59% | Reading: 40-59%
Rank: Top 50%18 Townhouse Road
Belfast, ME 04915
(207)338-1858
Grades: PK-5 | 97 students
- Troy A Howard Middle School Math: 31% | Reading: 49%
Rank: Bottom 50%173 Lincolnville Avenue
Belfast, ME 04915
(207)338-3320
Grades: 6-8 | 329 students
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- Waldo County Technical Ctr-region 7 Vocational School1022 Waterville Road
Belfast, ME 04915
(207)342-5231
Grades: n/a | n/a student
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