Best Schools for Low-income Students in Maine (2026)

These are the Maine public schools where low-income 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 low-income 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	Fruit Street School Bangor	70%	70%	24	A+
2	Mary Snow School Bangor	67%	57%	77	A+
3	Mildred L Day School Arundel	65%	55%	46	A+
4	Canaan Elementary School Canaan	72%	47%	69	A
5	Opal Myrick Elementary School East Millinocket	50%	70%	30	C+
6	Suzanne M Smith Elementary School Levant	55%	55%	59	B+
7	Dr Levesque Elementary School Saint Agatha	75%	35%	41	A
8	Solon Elementary School Solon	70%	30%	29	B+
9	Wentworth School Scarborough	67%	32%	94	A+
10	Longfellow School-Portland Portland	55%	45%	32	A+
11	Horace Mitchell Primary School Kittery Point	50%	50%	27	A+
12	Narragansett Elementary School Gorham	50%	50%	29	A
13	Falmouth Elementary School Falmouth	50%	50%	22	A+
14	Vine Street School Bangor	50%	50%	27	A
15	Abraham Lincoln School Bangor	50%	50%	28	A
16	Mapleton Elementary School Mapleton	50%	50%	21	A+
17	Houlton Southside School Houlton	62%	37%	196	B
18	Sea Road School Kennebunk	57%	42%	72	A+
19	Harpswell Community School Harpswell	55%	45%	31	A+
20	Shapleigh Memorial School Shapleigh	50%	50%	28	A
21	Greely Middle School 4-5 Cumberland	50%	50%	22	A+
22	Sacopee Valley Elementary School Hiram	55%	45%	32	B
23	Coastal Ridge Elementary York	55%	45%	40	A+
24	West Bath School West Bath	50%	50%	22	B+
25	Woodstock School Bryant Pond	50%	50%	24	A

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Lubec Consolidated School Lubec	75%	65%	38	A+
2	Conners-Emerson School Bar Harbor	75%	65%	37	A+
3	Daniel W Merritt School Addison	75%	55%	35	A
4	Easton Elementary School Easton	65%	65%	33	A+
5	Mill Pond School Hodgdon	72%	52%	101	A+
6	Dedham School Dedham	70%	50%	24	A+
7	Harrington Elementary School Harrington	75%	45%	42	A+
8	Veazie Community School Veazie	70%	50%	23	A+
9	Athens Community School Athens	75%	45%	40	A+
10	Penobscot Elementary School Penobscot	70%	50%	25	A
11	Bristol Consolidated School Pemaquid	65%	45%	54	A+
12	Nobleboro Central School Nobleboro	65%	45%	45	A+
13	Pembroke Elementary School Pembroke	65%	45%	32	A+
14	Durham Community School Durham	55%	55%	48	A+
15	Milbridge Elementary School Milbridge	55%	55%	40	A
16	Lillian Parks Hussey School Augusta	57%	47%	73	A+
17	Fort O'Brien School Machiasport	70%	30%	25	B
18	Falmouth Middle School Falmouth	70%	30%	28	A+
19	Lamoine Consolidated School Lamoine	70%	30%	20	A+
20	Minot Consolidated School Minot	55%	45%	51	A
21	Edmunds Consolidated School Edmunds Township	65%	35%	31	B+
22	Prescott Memorial School Washington	50%	50%	27	A
23	Scarborough Middle School Scarborough	62%	37%	92	A+
24	Lincolnville Central School Lincolnville	65%	35%	38	A+
25	William S. Cohen School Bangor	67%	32%	122	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Gorham High School Gorham	70%	50%	20	A+
2	Lisbon High School Lisbon Falls	55%	35%	34	B
3	Camden Hills Regional H S Rockport	55%	35%	42	A+
4	Brunswick High School Brunswick	50%	30%	29	A
5	Easton Junior-Senior High Sch Easton	50%	30%	22	B
6	Ellsworth High School Ellsworth	50%	30%	29	B+
7	Penobscot Valley High School Howland	50%	30%	23	B
8	Kennebunk High School Kennebunk	50%	30%	20	A+
9	Orono High School Orono	50%	30%	23	A
10	Bucksport High School Bucksport	50%	30%	26	B+
11	Greenville Consolidated School Greenville	55%	25%	51	A
12	East Grand School Danforth	45%	35%	47	C+
13	Morse High School Bath	45%	35%	34	B+
14	Rangeley Lakes Regional School Rangeley	55%	25%	33	B
15	Maine Connections Academy Scarborough	57%	22%	68	C
16	So Aroostook School Dyer Brook	47%	27%	109	B+
17	Woodland Jr-Sr High School Baileyville	55%	15%	34	C+
18	Poland Regional H S Poland	55%	15%	41	B
19	Hermon High School Hermon	45%	25%	34	B+
20	Madawaska Middle/High School Madawaska	45%	25%	41	A
21	Scarborough High School Scarborough	45%	25%	34	A+
22	Forest Hills Consolidated School Jackman	35%	35%	42	C+
23	Gray-New Gloucester High School Gray	45%	25%	33	A
24	Messalonskee High School Oakland	45%	25%	47	B+
25	Katahdin Middle/High School Stacyville	42%	27%	68	B

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

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