Freeport High School (Maine)


Freeport High School is a public high school in Freeport, Maine for students in grades 9–12 residing in the towns of Freeport, Durham, and Pownal. Freeport High School is one of four schools in the Freeport School District; the others being Mast Landing School, Morse Street School, and Freeport Middle School.

Student population

The student population at Freeport High School for the 2018-2019 school year was approximately 600 students.

Academics

SAT results

As with other districts in the Greater Portland area, the SAT scores of Freeport High School were significantly higher than the State Average, coming in 10th in the state for Math and Reading, and 11th in Writing.
In the Mathematics section, Freeport students had an average score of 485, tying with York High School. In the Reading section, Freeport students had an average score of 492, tying with Scarborough High School. Finally, in the writing section, Freeport students received an average score of 483.

Graduation Rates

Freeport High School has often had high graduation rates for its students. Between the 2010–2011 and 2013–2014 school years, Regional School Unit 5 reported graduation rates of 92%.

One-act plays

Freeport High School is one of only two schools in the state that consistently enters student written one-act plays into the Maine Principals' Association's annual drama festival, the other being Morse High School.

Athletics

In 2016, the seventh seeded varsity baseball team had a historic playoff run, winning a playoff game for the first time since 1985 in the preliminary round and making it to the state championship game for the first time, where they lost to Old Town. Brandon Cass was named the MVP of the season by Craig Sickels of Freeport High School. Their school fight song is "Country Roads", often sung after physically dominating a rival school on the field/court/track etc.

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