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Schools in New Portland

New Portland’s public schools

School Administrative District 74 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Portland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
79%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▲ 2% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
ME 11.3
Schools in town
0
575 students on the public path
In brief

New Portland’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of New Portland’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. Solon Elementary School places highest (better than 76%); Garret Schenck School lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve New Portland, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Carrabec High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in New Portland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–8Carrabec Community Schoolin North AnsonD
9–12Carrabec High Schoolin North AnsonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 74.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

School Administrative District 74Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 575 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$21,107ME $20,630 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 84.1% · 261 students tested
Math79%
State average 81.5% · 261 students tested

New Portland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share New Portland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Portland—School Administrative District 74
Embden—School Administrative District 74
AnsonC−School Administrative District 74
KingfieldB−School Administrative District 58
New Vineyard—Regional School Unit 09

2 of the 4 neighbors share School Administrative District 74 with New Portland, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in New Portland

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving New Portlandin other towns
Solon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Solon
A−
94 students11:1Rate it →
Garret Schenck School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anson
D
82 students10:1Rate it →
Carrabec Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · North Anson
D
225 students13:1Rate it →
Carrabec High School
High · Grades 9–12 · North Anson
C+
174 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about New Portland’s schools

Are New Portland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Portland. School Administrative District 74 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Portland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is New Portland in?

School Administrative District 74.

Where do New Portland kids go to high school?

Carrabec High School.

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What New Portland families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.