Best High Schools in Maine for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the Maine Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MEA test scores by the Maine Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, February 16, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 13)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
231481923145	1	Maine Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	8 Science Park Road	Scarborough	04074	Cumberland County	Maine Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(207) 805-3254	458	20	22.9	39.5%	410 (89.5%)	14 (3.1%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$11,444							92.3%	97.6%	5.25%
231459000755	2	Skowhegan Area High School	Public	9-12	61 Academy Circle	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	No	(207) 474-5511	729	57	12.9	58.6%	675 (92.6%)	8 (1.1%)	19 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$16,225							84.6%	75.6%	9.01%
231068000344	3	East Grand School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31 Houlton road	Danforth	04424	Washington County	Regional School Unit 84/Maine School Admin District 14	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 448-2260	134	15	8.7	66.4%	122 (91.0%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$24,826							76.9%	34.1%	42.78%
231479600102	4	Bucksport High School	Public	9-12	102 Broadway	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	No	(207) 469-6650	355	28	12.6	44.2%	333 (93.8%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$18,228							69.2%	69.5%	0.28%
231480600590	5	So Aroostook School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	922 Dyer Brook Road	Dyer Brook	04747	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 50	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 757-8206	339	31	11.1	59.9%	325 (95.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,370							61.5%	42.7%	18.86%
231077000361	6	Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	256 Main Street	Norway	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-8914	1,091	77	14.1	51.1%	1,017 (93.2%)	6 (0.5%)	28 (2.6%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.6%)	$14,325							53.8%	65.9%	12.01%
231482123147	7	Maine Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	6 East Chestnut Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Maine Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(207) 613-8900	430	26	16.3	56.0%	383 (89.1%)	10 (2.3%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,334							46.2%	50.0%	3.85%
231050000316	8	Sanford High School	Public	9-12	100 Alumni Blvd	Sanford	04073	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 324-4050	1,060	69	15.4	46.5%	953 (89.9%)	29 (2.7%)	20 (1.9%)	22 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	$15,969							38.5%	46.3%	7.88%
231155000483	9	Medomak Valley High School	Public	9-12	320 Manktown Road	Waldoboro	04572	Lincoln County	Regional School Unit 40/Maine School Admin District 40	No	No	No	No	(207) 832-5380	546	42	13	45.4%	513 (94.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$19,454							30.8%	61.0%	30.21%
231470000512	10	Noble High School	Public	8-12	100 Noble Way	North Berwick	03906	York County	Regional School Unit 60/Maine School Admin District 60	No	No	No	No	(207) 284-3000	1,197	96	12.5	29.9%	1,102 (92.1%)	6 (0.5%)	31 (2.6%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.8%)	$17,201							23.1%	15.9%	7.22%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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