Top 10 Best Maine Charter Public Schools (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 11 charter public schools serving 2,240 students in Maine.
Learn more about how charter schools work. The top ranked charter public schools in Maine are Baxter Academy For Technical & Sciences, Maine Connections Academy and Fiddlehead School Of Arts & Science. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Maine charter public schools have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Maine public school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 56% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public school average of 11% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Best Maine Charter Public Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Baxter Academy For Technical & Sciences
Charter School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
(1)
54 York Street
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 699-5500
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 699-5500
Grades: 9-12
| 400 students
Rank: #22.
Maine Connections Academy
Charter School
Math: 25-29% | Reading: 65-69%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
75 John Roberts Rd Unit 11b
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 805-3254
South Portland, ME 04106
(207) 805-3254
Grades: 7-12
| 406 students
Rank: #33.
Fiddlehead School Of Arts & Science
Charter School
Math: 30-39% | Reading: 50-59%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
25 Shaker Rd
Gray, ME 04039
(207) 657-2244
Gray, ME 04039
(207) 657-2244
Grades: PK-5
| 133 students
Rank: #44.
Snow Pond Arts Academy School
Charter School
Math: 20-29% | Reading: 60-69%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
8 Goldenrod Lane
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 618-8908
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 618-8908
Grades: 9-12
| 145 students
Rank: #55.
Acadia Academy School
Charter School
Math: 30-39% | Reading: 40-49%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
12 Westminster Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 333-3765
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 333-3765
Grades: PK-3
| 172 students
Rank: #66.
Maine Virtual Academy
Charter School
Math: 15-19% | Reading: 45-49%
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
6 East Chestnut St. Suite 230
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 613-8900
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 613-8900
Grades: 7-12
| 390 students
Rank: #77.
Cornville Regional Charter School
Charter School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 35-39%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1192 West Ridge Road
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-8503
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-8503
Grades: K-8
| 148 students
Rank: #88.
Cornville Downtown Campus
Charter School
Math: 11-19% | Reading: 30-39%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
78 Water Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-8503
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-8503
Grades: 6-12
| 41 students
Rank: #99.
Maine Academy Of Natural Sciences
Charter School
Math: 11-19% | Reading: 20-29%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
13 Easler Drive
Hinckley, ME 04944
(207) 238-4100
Hinckley, ME 04944
(207) 238-4100
Grades: 9-12
| 178 students
Rank: #1010.
Harpswell Coastal Academy
Charter School
Math: 10-14% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
9 Ash Point Road
Harpswell, ME 04079
(207) 833-3229
Harpswell, ME 04079
(207) 833-3229
Grades: 6-12
| 195 students
Cornville Early Childhood Campus
Charter School
48 South Factory Street
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-8503
Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-8503
Grades: PK
| 32 students
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