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Portland Public Schools Schools
Portland Public Schools is a public school district in Maine, based in Cumberland County (Portland). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Portland Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Portland Public Schools
13 of 16 schools in Portland Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (3 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 13
Best schools in Portland Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 111 high schools in Maine · all 76 middle schools in Maine · all 292 elementary schools in Maine
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Longfellow School Portland (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lincoln Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Harrison Lyseth Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Presumpscot School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lyman Moore Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Ocean Avenue (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Peaks Island School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ King Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Deering High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Amanda C Rowe School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Portland Public Schools
All schools, A to Z (16)
- A Amanda C Rowe School, Portland
- Casco Bay High School, Portland
- Cliff Island School, Cliff Island
- A Deering High School, Portland
- A East End Community School, Portland
- A- Gerald E Talbot Community School, Portland
- A+ Harrison Lyseth Elem School, Portland
- A- Howard C Reiche Community Sch, Portland
- A+ King Middle School, Portland
- A+ Lincoln Middle School, Portland
- A+ Longfellow School Portland, Portland
- A+ Lyman Moore Middle School, Portland
- A+ Ocean Avenue, Portland
- A+ Peaks Island School, Peaks Island
- Portland High School, Portland
- A+ Presumpscot School, Portland
Where Portland Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Portland (14)
- Cliff Island (1)
- Peaks Island (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maine
- County: Cumberland County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,649 students with 622 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,407 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2309930
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Cape Elizabeth Public Schools (3 schools, 5 mi)
- South Portland Public Schools (8 schools, 5 mi)
- Scarborough Public Schools (6 schools, 9 mi)
- Falmouth Public Schools (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Rsu 75/msad 75 (7 schools, 10 mi)
- Westbrook Public Schools (5 schools, 10 mi)
- Rsu 51/msad 51 (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Yarmouth Schools (4 schools, 11 mi)
Questions about Portland Public Schools
How many schools are in Portland Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Portland Public Schools, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Portland Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Portland, Cliff Island, Peaks Island.
How good are the schools in Portland Public Schools?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 73.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 60.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Portland Public Schools?
6,649 students were enrolled in Portland Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Portland Public Schools?
Portland Public Schools is in Maine, based in Cumberland County, with its district office in Portland. Its boundary covers about 21.5 sq mi.