| Rank | Public School Performance ▲ | School District / Population |
| 1. |  | School Administrative District 09 / 17,770 |
| 1. | | School Administrative District 25 / 2,462 |
| 1. | | Jay / 4,851 |
| 1. | | Southern Aroostook Community School District / 2,771 |
| 1. | | School Administrative District 36 / 5,282 |
| 1. | | Rangeley / 1,168 |
| 7. | | Macwahoc Plantation / 63 |
| 7. | | Kennebec Unorganized Territory / 41 |
| 7. | | Medford / 204 |
| 7. | | Lincoln Unorganized Territory / 1 |
| 7. | | Kingsbury Plantation / 14 |
| 7. | | Lakeville / 113 |
| 7. | | Rangeley Plantation / 189 |
| 7. | | Meddybemps / 121 |
| 7. | | Marshfield / 462 |
| 7. | | Magalloway Plantation / 46 |
| 7. | | Frenchboro / 79 |
| 7. | | Lincoln Plantation / 31 |
| 7. | | Jonesboro / 495 |
| 7. | | Piscataquis Unorganized Territory / 722 |
| 7. | | Dennistown Plantation / 20 |
| 7. | | Dennysville / 324 |
| 7. | | Drew Plantation / 46 |
| 7. | | East Range Community School District / 229 |
| 7. | | Gilead / 89 |
| 7. | | Glenwood Plantation / 3 |
| 7. | | Great Lake Stream Plantation / 118 |
| 7. | | Somerset Unorganized Territory / 647 |
| 7. | | Knox Unorganized Territory / 1 |
| 7. | | Hersey / 83 |
| 7. | | Highland Plantation / 45 |
| 7. | | Isle au Haut / 61 |
| 7. | | Sagadahoc Unorganized Territory |
| 7. | | Monhegan Plantation / 39 |
| 7. | | School Administrative District 67 / 6,389 |
| 7. | | School Administrative District 76 / 302 |
| 7. | | Shirley / 291 |
| 7. | | Southport / 622 |
| 7. | | Talmadge / 83 |
| 7. | | Upton / 61 |
| 7. | | Vanceboro / 111 |
| 7. | | Wesley / 77 |
| 7. | | Westmanland / 89 |
| 7. | | Whitneyville / 173 |
| 7. | | Willimantic / 105 |
| 7. | | Woodville / 212 |
| 7. | | Chebeague Island / 431 |
| 7. | | Waite / 91 |
| 7. | | Moro Plantation / 38 |
| 7. | | Nashville Plantation / 64 |
| 7. | | Franklin Unorganized Territory / 809 |
| 7. | | Northfield / 174 |
| 7. | | Orient / 171 |
| 7. | | Pleasant Ridge Plantation / 88 |
| 7. | | Oxford Unorganized Territory / 544 |
| 7. | | Aroostook Unorganized Territory / 1,572 |
| 7. | | Reed Plantation / 179 |
| 7. | | Roque Bluffs / 262 |
| 7. | | Sandy River Plantation / 133 |
| 7. | | School Administration District 10 / 215 |
| 7. | | School Administrative District 65 / 58 |
| 7. | | Whiting / 467 |
| 7. | | Hancock Unorganized Territory / 177 |
| 7. | | West Forks Plantation / 31 |
| 7. | | Seboeis Plantation / 51 |
| 7. | | Bowerbank / 122 |
| 7. | | The Forks Plantation / 24 |
| 7. | | Long Island / 239 |
| 7. | | Grand Isle / 488 |
| 7. | | Louds Island Unorganized Territory |
| 7. | | Pleasant Point / 787 |
| 7. | | Indian Township / 769 |
| 7. | | Beddington / 40 |
| 7. | | Beaver Cove / 169 |
| 7. | | Alexander / 437 |
| 7. | | Airline Community School District / 464 |
| 7. | | Cutler / 468 |
| 7. | | Lowell / 329 |
| 7. | | Caratunk / 107 |
| 7. | | Washington Unorganized Territory / 1,495 |
| 7. | | Bancroft / 70 |
| 7. | | Lake View Plantation / 66 |
| 7. | | Baring Plantation / 265 |
| 7. | | Beals / 485 |
| 7. | | Indian Island / 827 |
| 7. | | Penobscot Unorganized Territory / 1,165 |
| 7. | | Cooper / 133 |
| 7. | | Coplin Plantation / 102 |
| 7. | | Bremen / 894 |
| 7. | | Carrabassett Valley / 561 |
| 7. | | Cranberry Isles / 123 |
| 7. | | Crawford / 94 |
| 7. | | Dallas Plantation / 309 |
| 7. | | Deblois / 44 |
| 7. | | Charlotte / 279 |
| 7. | | Carroll Plantation / 115 |
| 7. | | Newcastle / 1,775 |
| 7. | | Damariscotta / 2,001 |
| 7. | | Caswell / 246 |
| 7. | | Bridgewater / 618 |
| 101. | | Falmouth / 11,424 |
| 102. | | Cape Elizabeth / 9,093 |
| 103. | | Yarmouth / 8,433 |
| 104. | | Hope / 1,651 |
| 105. | | School Administrative District 51 / 10,963 |
| 106. | | Mount Desert / 2,174 |
| 107. | | Bar Harbor / 5,269 |
| 108. | | York / 12,661 |
| 109. | | Scarborough / 19,209 |
| 110. | | Wells-Ogunquit Community School District / 10,924 |
| 111. | | School Administrative District 28 / 8,177 |
| 112. | | Lincolnville / 2,269 |
| 113. | | Surry / 1,666 |
| 114. | | School Administrative District 35 / 13,510 |
| 115. |  | Blue Hill / 2,680 |
| 116. | | Regional School Unit 21 / 18,582 |
| 117. | | Southwest Harbor / 1,976 |
| 118. | | Bangor / 32,800 |
| 119. | | School Administrative District 22 / 13,773 |
| 120. | | School Administrative District 63 / 6,385 |
| 121. | | Gorham / 16,677 |
| 122. | | Regional School Unit 26 / 10,515 |
| 123. | | South Bristol / 952 |
| 124. | | Mount Desert Community School District / 11,183 |
| 125. | | Edgecomb / 1,154 |
| 126. | | Great Salt Bay Community School District / 4,670 |
| 127. | | Winthrop / 6,046 |
| 128. | | Brunswick / 20,329 |
| 129. | | Regional School Unit 05 / 13,441 |
| 130. |  | Castine / 1,425 |
| 131. | | Kittery / 9,573 |
| 132. | | Brooksville / 885 |
| 133. | | School Administrative District 75 / 19,467 |
| 134. | | Orrington / 3,721 |
| 135. | | Dedham / 1,584 |
| 136. | | Vassalboro / 4,337 |
| 137. | | School Administrative District 15 / 13,450 |
| 138. | | Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District / 5,113 |
| 139. | | Easton / 1,198 |
| 140. | | School Administrative District 29 / 7,911 |
| 141. | | School Administrative District 60 / 18,087 |
| 142. | | Hermon / 5,598 |
| 143. | | School Administrative District 01 / 12,992 |
| 144. | | Otis / 587 |
| 145. | | Greenville / 1,841 |
| 146. | | South Portland / 25,154 |
| 147. | | Bristol / 2,738 |
| 148. |  | Regional School Unit 14 / 21,760 |
| 149. | | Tremont / 1,764 |
| 150. | | Georgetown / 1,050 |
| 151. | | Regional School Unit 18 / 19,051 |
| 152. | | Islesboro / 643 |
| 153. | | Regional School Unit 34 / 10,069 |
| 154. | | Appleton / 1,474 |
| 155. | | Regional School Unit 38 / 7,860 |
| 156. | | Regional School Unit 16 / 11,045 |
| 157. | | Acton / 2,497 |
| 158. | | Brooklin / 858 |
| 159. | | Regional School Unit 23 / 29,425 |
| 160. | | Madawaska / 3,965 |
| 161. | | School Administrative District 08 / 1,327 |
| 162. | | Milford / 3,054 |
| 163. | | School Administrative District 70 / 3,752 |
| 164. | | Perry / 825 |
| 165. | | School Administrative District 37 / 4,633 |
| 166. | | Regional School Unit 01 / 15,974 |
| 167. | | Pembroke / 881 |
| 168. | | Brewer / 9,391 |
| 169. | | School Administrative District 58 / 3,974 |
| 170. | | School Administrative District 52 / 12,096 |
| 171. |  | School Administrative District 27 / 6,478 |
| 172. | | Regional School Unit 24 / 18,942 |
| 173. | | Nobleboro / 1,702 |
| 174. | | School Administrative District 06 / 26,158 |
| 175. | | School Administrative District 68 / 6,681 |
| 176. | | Regional School Unit 12 / 14,756 |
| 177. | | Woodland / 1,193 |
| 178. | | Eastport / 1,414 |
| 179. | | Fayette / 1,143 |
| 180. | | Auburn / 22,960 |
| 181. | | Regional School Unit 02 / 14,616 |
| 182. | | School Administrative District 57 / 22,234 |
| 183. | | Sedgwick / 1,137 |
| 184. | | Penobscot / 1,153 |
| 185. | | School Administrative District 45 / 2,323 |
| 186. | | Machias / 2,209 |
| 187. | | East Millinocket / 1,812 |
| 188. | | Trenton / 1,555 |
| 189. | | School Administrative District 72 / 8,110 |
| 190. | | School Administrative District 07 / 410 |
| 191. |  | Jefferson / 2,535 |
| 192. | | Winslow / 7,709 |
| 193. | | East Machias / 1,381 |
| 194. | | Lisbon / 8,936 |
| 195. | | Sanford / 20,853 |
| 196. | | School Administrative District 53 / 6,297 |
| 197. | | School Administrative District 44 / 5,676 |
| 198. | | Portland / 66,317 |
| 199. | | School Administrative District 11 / 13,654 |
| 200. | | Westbrook / 17,662 |
| 201. | | Regional School Unit 39 / 10,339 |
| 202. | | School Administrative District 31 / 4,042 |
| 203. | | Waterville / 15,886 |
| 204. | | Regional School Unit 13 / 17,174 |
| 205. | | School Administrative District 61 / 14,598 |
| 206. | | Augusta / 18,898 |
| 207. | | School Administrative District 40 / 14,356 |
| 208. | | School Administrative District 17 / 24,133 |
| 209. | | Jonesport / 1,239 |
| 210. |  | School Administrative District 54 / 17,008 |
| 211. | | School Administrative District 23 / 5,696 |
| 212. | | School Administrative District 20 / 3,447 |
| 213. | | School Administrative District 24 / 2,775 |
| 214. | | Greenbush / 1,441 |
| 215. | | School Administrative District 74 / 5,395 |
| 216. | | School Administrative District 30 / 2,269 |
| 217. | | Machiasport / 1,185 |
| 218. | | School Administrative District 46 / 6,518 |
| 219. | | Regional School Unit 04 / 10,540 |
| 220. | | Regional School Unit 20 / 17,022 |
| 221. | | School Administrative District 64 / 7,974 |
| 222. | | School Administrative District 33 / 1,608 |
| 223. | | Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District / 3,165 |
| 224. | | School Administrative District 49 / 14,602 |
| 225. | | Lewiston / 36,410 |
| 226. |  | Millinocket / 4,451 |
| 227. | | Calais / 3,063 |
| 228. | | Regional School Unit 19 / 14,878 |
| 229. | | Biddeford / 21,303 |
| 230. | | Baileyville / 1,409 |
| 231. | | New Sweden / 611 |
| 232. | | School Administrative District 59 / 5,326 |
| 233. | | School Administrative District 03 / 10,597 |
| 234. | | School Administrative District 42 / 2,252 |
| 235. | | School Administrative District 32 / 2,185 |
| 236. | | Princeton / 803 |
| 237. | | Medway / 1,157 |
| 238. | | Regional School Unit 25 / 8,333 |
| 239. |  | School Administrative District 12 / 986 |
| 240. | | School Administrative District 55 / 8,125 |
| 241. | | Regional School Unit 10 / 18,853 |
| 242. | | School Administrative District 04 / 5,106 |
| 243. | | School Administrative District 13 / 1,570 |
| 244. | | School Administrative District 41 / 4,323 |
| 245. | | School Administrative District 14 / 737 |
| 246. | | School Administrative District 19 / 1,485 |
| 247. | | Robbinston / 533 |
| 248. | | Harmony / 816 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Public School Performance' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Public School Performance' data are not listed.
