The most improved public schools in Maine are Brownfield Denmark Elementary School, Windham High School and Stevens Brook School.
A school's improvement is based on a its total rise in ranking spots during the last five years (2019-24).
Improved Rank Range: 129
340
Avg. Improved Rank: 193
Most Improved Public Schools in Maine (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Ranking Change (2019-24)
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Brownfield Denmark Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +340
(from 423 to 83)
(from 423 to 83)
Grades: K-4
637 West Main Street
Denmark, ME 04022
(207) 452-2360
Denmark, ME 04022
(207) 452-2360
Rank: #22.
Windham High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +329
(from 412 to 83)
(from 412 to 83)
Grades: 9-12
406 Gray Road
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-1810
Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-1810
Rank: #33.
Stevens Brook School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +311
(from 343 to 32)
(from 343 to 32)
Grades: PK-5
14 Frances Bell Lane
Bridgton, ME 04009
(207) 647-5675
Bridgton, ME 04009
(207) 647-5675
Rank: #44.
Greely High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +284
(from 362 to 78)
(from 362 to 78)
Grades: 9-12
303 Main Street
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 828-4805
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 828-4805
Rank: #55.
Hanson School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +250
(from 282 to 32)
(from 282 to 32)
Grades: K-3
53 Upper Guinea Road
Lebanon, ME 04027
(207) 457-1299
Lebanon, ME 04027
(207) 457-1299
Rank: #66.
Se Do Mo Cha Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +238
(from 296 to 58)
(from 296 to 58)
Grades: PK-4
63 Harrison Avenue Suite B
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-6535
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-6535
Rank: #77.
Thomaston Grammar School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +224
(from 282 to 58)
(from 282 to 58)
Grades: K-5
65 Watts Lane
Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354-6353
Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354-6353
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Union Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +223
(from 337 to 114)
(from 337 to 114)
Grades: PK-6
1070 Heald Highway
Union, ME 04862
(207) 785-4330
Union, ME 04862
(207) 785-4330
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Fairmount School
Magnet School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +223
(from 396 to 173)
(from 396 to 173)
Grades: 4-5
58 Thirteenth Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6260
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6260
Rank: #1010.
Raymond Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +215
(from 492 to 277)
(from 492 to 277)
Grades: PK-4
434 Webbs Mills Road
Raymond, ME 04071
(207) 655-8672
Raymond, ME 04071
(207) 655-8672
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Belgrade Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +209
(from 241 to 32)
(from 241 to 32)
Grades: PK-5
158 Depot Road
Belgrade, ME 04917
(207) 495-2321
Belgrade, ME 04917
(207) 495-2321
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Bowdoinham Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Rank Change: +209
(from 241 to 32)
(from 241 to 32)
Grades: K-5
23 Cemetery Road
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
(207) 666-5546
Bowdoinham, ME 04008
(207) 666-5546
Rank: #1313.
Fairview School
Magnet School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +202
(from 311 to 109)
(from 311 to 109)
Grades: PK-6
397 Minot Avenue
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 784-3559
Auburn, ME 04210
(207) 784-3559
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Academy Hill School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +201
(from 402 to 201)
(from 402 to 201)
Grades: 2-5
585 Depot St
Wilton, ME 04294
(207) 645-4488
Wilton, ME 04294
(207) 645-4488
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Ocean Avenue
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +201
(from 402 to 201)
(from 402 to 201)
Grades: K-5
150 Ocean Av
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8180
Portland, ME 04103
(207) 874-8180
Rank: #1616.
Princeton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +198
(from 456 to 258)
(from 456 to 258)
Grades: PK-8
289 Main Street
Princeton, ME 04668
(207) 853-2567
Princeton, ME 04668
(207) 853-2567
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Shapleigh Memorial School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +190
(from 206 to 16)
(from 206 to 16)
Grades: PK-5
467 Shapleigh Corner Road
Shapleigh, ME 04076
(207) 636-1751
Shapleigh, ME 04076
(207) 636-1751
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Biddeford Intermediate School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +190
(from 447 to 257)
(from 447 to 257)
Grades: 3-4
335 Hill Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-5957
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-5957
Rank: #1919.
Mountain Valley High School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +185
(from 337 to 152)
(from 337 to 152)
Grades: 9-12
799 Hancock Street
Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-4547
Rumford, ME 04276
(207) 364-4547
Rank: #2020.
Veazie Community School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Rank Change: +182
(from 187 to 5)
(from 187 to 5)
Grades: PK-8
1040 School Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Rank: #2121.
Scarborough High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +166
(from 249 to 83)
(from 249 to 83)
Grades: 9-12
11 Municipal Drive
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-5000
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-5000
Rank: #2222.
Holden School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +158
(from 241 to 83)
(from 241 to 83)
Grades: 2-4
590 Main Road
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-7828
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-7828
Rank: #2323.
Readfield Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +151
(from 333 to 182)
(from 333 to 182)
Grades: PK-5
84 South Road
Readfield, ME 04355
(207) 685-4406
Readfield, ME 04355
(207) 685-4406
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Ash Point Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +148
(from 206 to 58)
(from 206 to 58)
Grades: PK-5
54 Ash Point Drive
Owls Head, ME 04854
(207) 596-6620
Owls Head, ME 04854
(207) 596-6620
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Margaret Chase Smith
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +148
(from 206 to 58)
(from 206 to 58)
Grades: PK-4
248 Twombley Rd
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Sanford, ME 04073
(207) 324-7586
Rank: #24 - 2624. - 26.
Granite Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +148
(from 425 to 277)
(from 425 to 277)
Grades: PK-5
191 Granite Street
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6426
Millinocket, ME 04462
(207) 723-6426
Rank: #2727.
Ella Lewis School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +146
(from 328 to 182)
(from 328 to 182)
Grades: PK-5
15 Old Village Road
Steuben, ME 04680
(207) 546-2430
Steuben, ME 04680
(207) 546-2430
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Woodland Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +142
(from 343 to 201)
(from 343 to 201)
Grades: PK-8
844 Woodland Center Road
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 496-2981
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 496-2981
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Woodside Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +142
(from 343 to 201)
(from 343 to 201)
Grades: K-5
42 Barrows Drive
Topsham, ME 04086
(207) 725-1243
Topsham, ME 04086
(207) 725-1243
Rank: #3030.
Forest Hills Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +140
(from 198 to 58)
(from 198 to 58)
Grades: K-12
606 Main Street
Jackman, ME 04945
(207) 668-5291
Jackman, ME 04945
(207) 668-5291
Rank: #3131.
Cushing Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Rank Change: +138
(from 362 to 224)
(from 362 to 224)
Grades: K-5
54 Cross Road
Cushing, ME 04563
(207) 354-2312
Cushing, ME 04563
(207) 354-2312
Rank: #3232.
Connor Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Rank Change: +131
(from 492 to 361)
(from 492 to 361)
Grades: PK-6
1581 Van Buren Rd
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 496-4521
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 496-4521
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Mabel I Wilson School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Rank Change: +130
(from 146 to 16)
(from 146 to 16)
Grades: PK-3
353 Tuttle Road
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4825
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4825
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Jordan-small Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Rank Change: +130
(from 278 to 148)
(from 278 to 148)
Grades: 5-8
423 Webb's Mills Road
Raymond, ME 04071
(207) 655-4743
Raymond, ME 04071
(207) 655-4743
Rank: #3535.
Marshwood High School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Rank Change: +129
(from 187 to 58)
(from 187 to 58)
Grades: 9-12
260 Dow Highway
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4500
South Berwick, ME 03908
(207) 384-4500
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