Maine’s Top High Schools

U.S. News & World Report has come out with its annual list of the top high schools across the country.  U.S. News looked at more than 29,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine which schools excelled in each state and nationally.  These are Maine's rankings. Check out to see if yours made the grade.

1. Yarmouth High School
2. Falmouth High School
3. Cape Elizabeth High School
4. Wells High School
5. Brewer High School
6. Camden Hills Regional High School
7. York High School
8. Greely High School
9. Boothbay Regional High School
10. Bangor High School
11. Scarborough High School
12. Gorham High School
13. Hampden Academy High School
14. Presque Isle High School
15. Madawaska Middle/ High School
16. How did they come up with these rankings you ask? According to US News : To create the 2015 Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News worked with RTI International, a North Carolina-based research firm. High schools were evaluated in 3 stages.First, U.S. News looked at overall student performance on state-required tests. Schools had to perform better than average to pass, but because of a slight change in methodology this year, more schools qualified for the rankings.Then, U.S. News factored in how effectively schools educated their least-advantaged students – those of black, Hispanic and low-income backgrounds. Finally, schools were assessed on how well they prepared students for college based on participation in and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.