Top 10 Best Portland Public Schools (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 16 public schools serving 7,117 students in Portland, ME. Portland has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Maine.
The top ranked public schools in Portland, ME are Longfellow School-portland, Baxter Academy For Technical & Sciences and Casco Bay High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Portland, ME public schools have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Maine public school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 50% statewide average). Schools in Portland have an average ranking of 6/10, which is in the top 50% of Maine public schools.
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maine public school average of 11% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Top Portland, ME Public Schools (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Location Grades Students
- Rank: #11.Longfellow School-portland Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%432 Stevens AvRank:10/Top 5%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8195
Grades: K-5 | 346 students
- Rank: #22.Baxter Academy For Technical & Sciences Charter School54 York Street
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-84%Rank:10/Top 10%10
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 699-5500
Grades: 9-12 | 400 students
- Rank: #33.Casco Bay High School Math: 45-49% | Reading: 70-74%196 Allen AvenueRank:9/Top 20%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8160
Grades: 9-12 | 386 students
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- Rank: #44.Ocean Avenue Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%150 Ocean AvRank:8/Top 30%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8180
Grades: K-5 | 381 students
- Rank: #55.Portland High School Math: 35-39% | Reading: 60-64%284 Cumberland AvRank:8/Top 30%10
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 874-8250
Grades: 9-12 | 756 students
- Rank: #66.Harrison Lyseth Elementary School Math: 47% | Reading: 53%175 Auburn StRank:8/Top 30%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8215
Grades: PK-5 | 491 students
- Rank: #77.Lincoln Middle School Math: 38% | Reading: 52%522 Stevens AvRank:7/Top 50%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8145
Grades: 6-8 | 522 students
- Rank: #88.Deering High School Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%370 Stevens AvenueRank:6/Top 50%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8260
Grades: 9-12 | 924 students
- Rank: #99.Riverton School Math: 35% | Reading: 45-49%1600 Forest AvRank:5/Bottom 50%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8210
Grades: PK-5 | 442 students
- Rank: #1010.Fred P Hall School Math: 40-44% | Reading: 35-39%23 Orono RdRank:4/Bottom 50%10
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 874-8205
Grades: PK-5 | 403 students
- Rank: #1111.Howard C Reiche Community School Math: 31% | Reading: 45-49%166 Brackett StRank:4/Bottom 50%10
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 874-8175
Grades: PK-5 | 438 students
- Rank: #1212.Presumpscot School Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%69 Presumpscot StRank:4/Bottom 50%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8220
Grades: PK-5 | 248 students
- Rank: #1313.King Middle School Math: 29% | Reading: 46%92 Deering AvRank:4/Bottom 50%10
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 874-8140
Grades: 6-8 | 519 students
- Rank: #1414.East End Community School Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%195 North StRank:3/Bottom 50%10
Portland, ME 04101
(207) 874-8228
Grades: PK-5 | 416 students
- Rank: #1515.Lyman Moore Middle School Math: 29% | Reading: 42%171 Auburn StRank:3/Bottom 50%10
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8150
Grades: 6-8 | 445 students
- Rank: #1616.Portland Arts & Technology High School Vocational School196 Allen Av
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8165
Grades: n/a | n/a student
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