Best Schools for Black Students in Maine (2026)
These are the Maine public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.
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Elementary schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presumpscot School Portland | 45% | 25% | 46 | C |
| 2 | Oxford-Cumberland Canal School Westbrook | — | 30% | 17 | C+ |
| 3 | Gerald E Talbot Community School Portland | 37% | 22% | 75 | C |
| 4 | East End Community School Portland | 42% | 17% | 93 | D |
| 5 | Howard C Reiche Community Sch Portland | 42% | 12% | 66 | C |
| 6 | Waldo T Skillin Elementary School South Portland | 35% | 15% | 39 | D |
| 7 | Ocean Avenue Portland | 45% | 5% | 33 | B |
| 8 | Congin School Westbrook | 30% | 10% | 23 | C+ |
| 9 | C K Burns School Saco | 30% | 10% | 22 | B |
| 10 | Harrison Lyseth Elem School Portland | 25% | 15% | 33 | B |
| 11 | Saccarappa School Westbrook | — | 10% | 17 | D |
| 12 | Amanda C Rowe School Portland | — | 10% | 16 | D |
Middle schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarborough Middle School Scarborough | 50% | 10% | 20 | A+ |
| 2 | Biddeford Middle School Biddeford | 50% | 10% | 22 | D |
| 3 | Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School Lewiston | 32% | 22% | 72 | D |
| 4 | Park Avenue Elementary School Auburn | 35% | 17% | 55 | C |
| 5 | Lyman Moore Middle School Portland | 32% | 17% | 102 | B |
| 6 | Lincoln Middle School Portland | 37% | 8% | 84 | B+ |
| 7 | Westbrook Middle School Westbrook | 32% | 12% | 131 | D |
| 8 | Farwell Elementary School Lewiston | 25% | 15% | 42 | D |
| 9 | Auburn Middle School Auburn | 35% | 5% | 43 | D |
| 10 | King Middle School Portland | 27% | 3% | 143 | C |
| 11 | Lewiston Middle School Lewiston | 17% | 8% | 203 | D |
| 12 | Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch Lewiston | 12% | 3% | 130 | D |
| 13 | Montello School Lewiston | 12% | 3% | 177 | D |
High schools
| # | School | Reading | Math | Tested | Overall Repit grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casco Bay High School Portland | 30% | 10% | 23 | A |
| 2 | Deering High School Portland | 15% | 5% | 54 | C+ |
| 3 | Portland High School Portland | 15% | 5% | 41 | B+ |
| 4 | Westbrook High School Westbrook | 10% | 10% | 20 | C |
| 5 | Lewiston High School Lewiston | 17% | 3% | 109 | D |
Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology