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Deering High School
C−

Deering High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

370 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103 · (207) 874-8260 · Part of Portland

Portland’s School Grade D better than 11% of Maine school districts

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Photo: Willem van Oosterum · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
850
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Deering High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Maine’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Portland kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Deering High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

370 Stevens Avenue, Portland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9210
Grade 10198
Grade 11218
Grade 12224
Enrollment over time
749’20
711’21
750’22
836’23
850’24

Up 13.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Black 36%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 6%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Deering High School from Portland families.

Other schools in Portland

The district →
Harrison Lyseth Elem School
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489 students12:1
Amanda C Rowe School
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D
470 students10:1
Howard C Reiche Community Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
D−
467 students10:1
Gerald E Talbot Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
D−
394 students11:1
East End Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
D−
391 students10:1
Presumpscot School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
C
266 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Portland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.