Portland High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 912 students
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences
185 Lancaster Street, Portland, ME 04101
Grades
9–12
High
Students
384
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Baxter Academy for Technology and Science
Cumberland County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 108 Maine high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maine high schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is a charter high school in Portland, Maine, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Baxter Academy for Technology and Science. The school is located in a small city in Cumberland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 384 students were enrolled, with about 14.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Maine high school (11.7 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Maine Charter Schools Commission. Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 108 Maine high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 384 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.1 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Maine Charter Schools Commission
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Baxter Academy for Technology and Science
- County
- Cumberland County
- NCES school ID
- 231481223141
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.