Deering High School in PORTLAND, ME | Best High Schools

2013 Academic Indicators

College Readiness Index: 21.0
Math Proficiency: 2.2
Reading Proficiency: 2.4
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13:1

09–12 Grades
1,020 Students
77 Teachers

Deering High School
370 STEVENS AVE
PORTLAND, ME 04103

Phone: (207) 874-8260

Overview

At Deering High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Deering High School is 27 percent. The student body makeup is 54 percent male and 46 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 31 percent. Deering High School is 1 of 3 high schools in the Portland Public Schools.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded	None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment	1,020
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total)	31%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total)	47%
Full-Time Teachers	77

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading	54%
Proficient in Math	46%
College Readiness Index	21.0

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served	09 – 12
Setting	Small City
Charter School	No
Magnet School	No
Receives Title I Funding	Yes

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools	3
Total Students	2,279
Proficient in Reading (district average)	48%
Proficient in Math (district average)	39%
College Readiness (district average)	20.0