For the 2024-25 school year, there are 61 public schools serving 24,407 students in York County, ME (there are 23 private schools, serving 3,407 private students). 88% of all K-12 students in York County, ME are educated in public schools (compared to the ME state average of 89%).
The top ranked public schools in York County, ME are Kennebunk Elementary School, York Middle School and Shapleigh Memorial School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
York County, ME public schools have an average math proficiency score of 83% (versus the Maine public school average of 81%), and reading proficiency score of 86% (versus the 84% statewide average). Schools in York County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of Maine public schools.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in York County (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kennebunk Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 70-74% )
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
177 Alewive Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Grades: PK-2
| 358 students
Rank: #22.
York Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
30 Organug Road
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-4214
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-4214
Grades: 5-8
| 464 students
Rank: #33.
Shapleigh Memorial School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
467 Shapleigh Corner Road
Shapleigh, ME 04076
(207) 636-1751
Shapleigh, ME 04076
(207) 636-1751
Grades: PK-5
| 147 students
Rank: #44.
Middle School Of The Kennebunks
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
60 Thompson Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 467-8004
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 467-8004
Grades: 6-8
| 479 students
Rank: #55.
Coastal Ridge Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1 Coastal Ridge Drive
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-1800
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-1800
Grades: 2-4
| 353 students
Rank: #66.
Sea Road School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
29 Sea Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1105
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1105
Grades: 3-5
| 324 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Hanson School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
53 Upper Guinea Road
Lebanon, ME 04027
(207) 457-1299
Lebanon, ME 04027
(207) 457-1299
Grades: K-3
| 262 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Lyman Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
39 Schoolhouse Road
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 499-7228
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 499-7228
Grades: PK-5
| 242 students
Rank: #99.
Horace Mitchell Primary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
7 School Lane
Kittery Point, ME 03905
(207) 439-1707
Kittery Point, ME 03905
(207) 439-1707
Grades: K-3
| 310 students
Rank: #1010.
Wells Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1470 Post Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5142
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5142
Grades: 5-8
| 441 students
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Margaret Chase Smith
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
248 Twombley Rd
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Grades: PK-4
| 425 students
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Marshwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
260 Dow Highway
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4500
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4500
Grades: 9-12
| 682 students
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Mildred L Day School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
600 Limerick Road
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 284-4677
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 284-4677
Grades: K-5
| 210 students
Rank: #1414.
York High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1 Robert Stevens Drive
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-3621
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-3621
Grades: 9-12
| 516 students
Rank: #1515.
Wells Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
276 Sanford Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5953
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5953
Grades: K-4
| 551 students
Rank: #1616.
Saco Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
40 Buxton Road
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 282-4181
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 282-4181
Grades: 6-8
| 585 students
Rank: #1717.
Marshwood Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
626 Dow Highway
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-1399
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-1399
Grades: 6-8
| 472 students
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
Acton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
700 Milton Mills Road
Acton, ME 04001
(207) 636-2100
Acton, ME 04001
(207) 636-2100
Grades: PK-8
| 246 students
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
Alfred Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
21 Sanford Road
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 324-3831
Alfred, ME 04002
(207) 324-3831
Grades: PK-5
| 201 students
Rank: #18 - 2018. - 20.
North Berwick Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
25 Varney Road
North Berwick, ME 03906
(207) 676-9811
North Berwick, ME 03906
(207) 676-9811
Grades: K-4
| 258 students
Rank: #2121.
Wells High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
200 Sanford Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-7011
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-7011
Grades: 9-12
| 415 students
Rank: #2222.
Dayton Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
21 Clarks Mills Road
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 499-2283
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 499-2283
Grades: PK-5
| 120 students
Rank: #2323.
Shapleigh School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
43 Stevenson Road
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-2572
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-2572
Grades: 4-8
| 370 students
Rank: #2424.
Massabesic Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
134 Old Alfred Road
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6121
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6121
Grades: 6-8
| 623 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
H B Emery Jr Memorial School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
908 Cape Road
Limington, ME 04049
(207) 637-2056
Limington, ME 04049
(207) 637-2056
Grades: PK-5
| 213 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Kennebunk High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
89 Fletcher Street
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1110
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-1110
Grades: 9-12
| 756 students
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Eliot Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1298 State Road
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-9004
Eliot, ME 03903
(207) 439-9004
Grades: PK-3
| 307 students
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Kennebunkport Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
25 School Street
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-2121
Kennebunkport, ME 04046
(207) 967-2121
Grades: K-5
| 174 students
Rank: #2929.
Jameson Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 40-49% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
20 Jameson Hill Road
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-2891
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-2891
Grades: PK-2
| 184 students
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Old Orchard Beach High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
40 E Emerson Cummings Blvd
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-4461
Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-4461
Grades: 9-12
| 203 students
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Robert W Traip Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
12 Williams Avenue
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1121
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1121
Grades: 9-12
| 279 students
Rank: #3232.
Waterboro Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
340 Sokokis Trail
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6126
East Waterboro, ME 04030
(207) 247-6126
Grades: PK-5
| 506 students
Rank: #3333.
Marshwood Great Works School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
49 Academy Street
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4010
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4010
Grades: 4-5
| 301 students
Rank: #3434.
Bonny Eagle Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
92 Sokokis Trail
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3833
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3833
Grades: 6-8
| 735 students
Rank: #3535.
Noble Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
46 Cranberry Meadow Road
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1320
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1320
Grades: 6-7
| 432 students
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York County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
20 Wilson Street
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-7604
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-7604
Grades: 4-5
| 207 students
17 School Street
Cornish, ME 04020
(207) 625-4393
Cornish, ME 04020
(207) 625-4393
Grades: K-4
| 95 students
12 Day Street
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 985-4402
Grades: PK-1
| 172 students
12 Oxford Street
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3640
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3640
Grades: 1-6
| 132 students
No Location Available
Bar Mills, ME 04004
(207) 929-3837
Bar Mills, ME 04004
(207) 929-3837
Grades: K-1
| n/a students
8 Noble Ln
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1188
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-1188
Grades: 5-6
| 342 students
24 Groveville Rd
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3836
Grades: 2-5
| n/a students
634 North Rd
Parsonsfield, ME 04047
(207) 625-4842
Parsonsfield, ME 04047
(207) 625-4842
Grades: K-4
| 44 students
120 Rogers Road
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1122
Kittery, ME 03904
(207) 439-1122
Grades: 3-5
| 229 students
290 Parker Farm Rd
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3830
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3830
Grades: K-2
| n/a students
69 Brook Street
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-4160
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-4160
Grades: PK-3
| n/a students
248 Twombly Road
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Grades: K-3
| 310 students
84 West Road
Waterboro, ME 04087
(207) 247-6121
Waterboro, ME 04087
(207) 247-6121
Grades: 7-8
| 651 students
Po Box 2399
Ogunquit, ME 03907
(207) 646-2551
Ogunquit, ME 03907
(207) 646-2551
Grades: K-5
| 78 students
Saco Transition Program High School (Closed 2015)
Special Education School
80 Common St Bldg 2
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 286-2091
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 286-2091
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
932 Long Plains Rd
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3835
Buxton, ME 04093
(207) 929-3835
Grades: 4-5
| n/a students
708 Main Street
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3114
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-3114
Grades: 5-7
| n/a students
20 Blackberry Hill Rd
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-4465
Berwick, ME 03901
(207) 698-4465
Grades: PK-4
| 554 students
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in York County, ME?
The top ranked public schools in York County, ME include Kennebunk Elementary School, York Middle School and Shapleigh Memorial School.
How many public schools are located in York County?
61 public schools are located in York County.
What percentage of students in York County go to public school?
88% of all K-12 students in York County are educated in public schools (compared to the ME state average of 89%).
What is the racial composition of students in York County?
York County public schools minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Maine public schools average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Which public schools in York County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public schools in York County include: Young School vs. Governor John Fairfield School, Governor John Fairfield School vs. Young School, Mildred L Day School vs. Kennebunkport Consolidated School
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