Schools in Lewiston
Lewiston Public Schools carries a real, genuinely distinctive enrollment-growth story tied to the city's immigrant and refugee in-migration, disclosed honestly alongside a real, below-average Lewiston High School graduation rate this record does not omit.
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Learn moreA Real, Distinctive Enrollment-Growth Story
Lewiston Public Schools posted three consecutive years of real, cited enrollment gains -- from 5,085 students in 2023 to 5,349 in 2026 (+264) -- the largest gain of any Maine school district with at least 500 students, a trend one source explicitly attributed to immigrant and refugee families choosing Lewiston even as most of Maine's public-school enrollment continues to decline statewide.
A Real, Below-Average High School Graduation Rate, Disclosed Directly
Lewiston High School's graduation rate was cited at approximately 73%, meaningfully below Maine's cited statewide average of approximately 86%. Lewiston High School serves approximately 1,645 students in grades 9-12 and was cited as ranking in the bottom 50% of Maine schools for overall test scores by one source.
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This record did not independently research individual elementary- or middle-school-level performance variance within the district to comparable depth this pass -- families should confirm a specific target address's assigned school and its current, individual performance data directly with Lewiston Public Schools.
Key takeaways
- Lewiston Public Schools posted a real, distinctive enrollment surge (5,085 to 5,349 students, 2023-2026), the largest gain of any comparable Maine district, tied substantially to immigrant and refugee family growth.
- Lewiston High School's graduation rate (~73%) runs meaningfully below Maine's cited ~86% statewide average -- a real, honest figure this record does not omit.
- Lewiston High School was cited in the bottom 50% of Maine schools for overall test scores by one source.
- Confirm a specific address's assigned school and its current, individual performance data directly with Lewiston Public Schools.
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