📍 185 Lancaster Street, Portland, Cumberland County, 04101
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Portland, Cumberland County. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baxter Academy for Technology and Science school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 95% of students are proficient in reading. 95% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences enrolls 355 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 3.7% Black or African American and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 314 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 355 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 27, state house district 40.
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is one of 1 schools in Baxter Academy for Technology and Science, based in Portland, Maine. The district serves 384 students district-wide and employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 355 students, Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences is close to the district average of about 384 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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