Best Elementary Schools in Maine for White Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Maine!

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, White 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 (White vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 31)	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 (White)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (White)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
230993000277	1	Longfellow School-Portland	Public	PK, KG-5	432 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8195	295	27	11	20.3%	230 (78.0%)	24 (8.1%)	15 (5.1%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	$19,822							96.8%	78.5%	18.27%
231053000923	2	Wentworth School	Public	3-5	20 Quentin Drive	Scarborough	04074	Cumberland County	Scarborough Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 730-4600	614	59	10.4	13.2%	529 (86.2%)	16 (2.6%)	12 (2.0%)	52 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,183							93.5%	93.4%	0.13%
231233000586	3	Frank I Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	37 Highland AVE	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-5196	248	23	10.9	27.0%	172 (69.4%)	37 (14.9%)	9 (3.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.1%)	$25,822							90.3%	46.9%	43.39%
230993000272	4	Harrison Lyseth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8215	496	40	12.4	33.3%	320 (64.5%)	89 (17.9%)	33 (6.7%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	$17,772							87.1%	29.8%	57.27%
230600000155	5	Glenburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	991 Hudson Road	Glenburn	04401	Penobscot County	Glenburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 947-8769	396	34	11.6	36.9%	355 (89.6%)	6 (1.5%)	14 (3.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.5%)	$17,340							83.9%	69.7%	14.13%
230351023130	6	Brewer Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	92 Pendleton Street	Brewer	04412	Penobscot County	Brewer Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 404-5700	909	71	12.8	41.7%	785 (86.4%)	8 (0.9%)	37 (4.1%)	19 (2.1%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.5%)	$17,353							80.6%	68.0%	12.66%
231038000306	7	C K Burns School	Public	3-5	135 Middle Street	Saco	04072	York County	Saco Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 284-5081	565	48	11.6	28.1%	489 (86.5%)	21 (3.7%)	18 (3.2%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	$18,261							77.4%	61.4%	16.02%
231233000033	8	Waldo T Skillin Elementary School	Public	K-4	180 Wescott Road	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 773-7375	385	31	12.3	56.6%	189 (49.1%)	115 (29.9%)	26 (6.8%)	27 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$19,907							74.2%	5.7%	68.49%
231478200699	9	Old Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	576 Stillwater Avenue	Old Town	04468	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 34	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 827-1544	441	42	10.4	66.9%	386 (87.5%)	7 (1.6%)	14 (3.2%)	8 (1.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	$19,059							71.0%	44.7%	26.23%
231116000035	10	Houlton Southside School	Public	3-5	65 South Street	Houlton	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 532-6027	311	25	12.5	68.5%	257 (82.6%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.2%)	$13,845							67.7%	38.6%	29.15%

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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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