List of Portland, Maine schools
Encyclopedia
Primary schools
- Breakwater SchoolBreakwater SchoolBreakwater School is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational preschool, elementary school, and middle school in Portland, Maine.The school currently enrolls up to 180 students from preschool through eighth grade. Its 3-year old and 4-year old preschool curriculum is based on the Reggio...
(private) - Cathedral SchoolCathedral School (Maine)Cathedral School was a private, Roman Catholic school in Portland, Maine. Cathedral School was founded by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1864. The school offers classes from kindergarten to 8th grade. It was the "mother school" of Maine's parochial school system.-History:St. Aloysius School...
(private-CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
) - Fred P. Hall Elementary School (public)
- East End Community School (public)
- Helen King Middle School (public)
- LongfellowHenry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
School (public) - Harrison Lyseth Elementary School (public)
- Lincoln Middle SchoolLincoln Middle School (Portland, Maine)Lincoln Middle School is a middle school in the Deering Center neighborhood of Portland, Maine. The school is located on Stevens Avenue, which has the unusual distinction of having an elementary school, middle school, two high schools, and a college all situated on it. The new principal of the...
(public) - Lyman Moore Middle School (public)
- Ocean Avenue Elementary School (public)
- Peaks Island Elementary School (public)
- PresumpscotPresumpscot RiverThe Presumpscot River is a river located in Cumberland County, Maine. It is the main outlet of Sebago Lake.-Course:The river flows through the communities of Standish, Windham, Gorham, Westbrook, Portland, and Falmouth before emptying into Casco Bay at Falmouth...
Elementary School (public) - Howard C. Reiche SchoolHoward C. Reiche SchoolThe Howard C. Reiche Community School is a K–5 elementary school in the West End of Portland, Maine. Marcia Gendron is currently the principal....
(public) - Riverton Elementary School (public)
- St. Brigid School (private-CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
) - Waynflete SchoolWaynflete SchoolWaynflete School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school for early childhood education to twelfth grade, in Portland, Maine. Established in 1898, it is one of three independent private schools in the greater Portland area....
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High schools
- Casco Bay High SchoolCasco Bay High SchoolCasco Bay High School is a public Expeditionary Learning school in Portland, Maine, USA. Since the 2005–06 school year, the school has been housed on the site of the Portland Arts and Technology High School on Allen Avenue, in the city's North Deering neighborhood...
(public-expeditionary) - Catherine McAuley High SchoolCatherine McAuley High SchoolCatherine McAuley High School of Portland, Maine is an all-girls' college preparatory school that is run by the Sisters of Mercy. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. McAuley is the only single-sex high school in the state of Maine. The school was established by the Sisters of...
(private-CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, all-girlsSingle-sex educationSingle-sex education, also known as single-gender education, is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid-twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and...
) - Cheverus High SchoolCheverus High SchoolCheverus High School is a private, Jesuit, college-preparatory school in Portland, Maine. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. Cheverus High School was founded in 1917 as a Diocesan school and was named after French Roman Catholic Cardinal Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus...
(private-Jesuit) - Deering High SchoolDeering High SchoolDeering High School is a public high school in Portland, Maine which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district. It is named after the Deering Center neighborhood it serves...
(public) - Portland Arts & Technology High School (public-vocational)
- Portland High SchoolPortland High School, Portland, MainePortland High School is a public high school in Portland, Maine which educates grades 9–12. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district....
(public) - Waynflete SchoolWaynflete SchoolWaynflete School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school for early childhood education to twelfth grade, in Portland, Maine. Established in 1898, it is one of three independent private schools in the greater Portland area....
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Colleges and universities
- Maine College of ArtMaine College of ArtThe Maine College of Art is a fully accredited, degree-granting art college in the city of Portland, Maine. It should not be confused with the Art Institute of Portland which is located in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1882, the Maine College of Art is the oldest arts educational institution in Maine...
- University of Maine School of LawUniversity of Maine School of LawThe University of Maine School of Law is located in Portland, Maine and is Maine's only law school. It is a freestanding institution within the University of Maine System. In practice, it is administered as a unit of the University of Southern Maine, which provides the law school's support staff...
- University of New England (Westbrook CollegeWestbrook CollegeWestbrook College was a liberal arts college in Portland, Maine founded 1831 as Westbrook Seminary in Westbrook, Maine. It closed in 1996 and merged with the University of New England, which uses its old campus.-History:...
Campus) - University of Southern MaineUniversity of Southern MaineThe University of Southern Maine is a multi-campus public urban comprehensive university and part of the University of Maine System. USM's three primary campuses are located in Portland, Gorham, and Lewiston...