Freeport High School (Maine)

Freeport High School is a public high school in Freeport, Maine, United States 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.

Freeport High School
Address
30 Holbrook Street Freeport , Maine 04032 United States
Coordinates	43°51′27″N 70°06′34″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1961
School district	Regional School Unit No. 5
Principal	Jennifer Gulko
Teaching staff	47.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	620 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.00[1]
Color(s)	Maroon, Black and White
Mascot	Freeport Falcons
Website	http://fhs.rsu5.org

Student population

The student population at Freeport High School for the 2018-2019 school year was approximately 600 students.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Stephen Gill Spottswood - Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Chairman of the NAACP^[2]
• Drew Taggert - Member of The Chainsmokers^[3]

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 2007.^[4]

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.^[4]

In the 2012-2013 school year, Maine Department of Education reports showed that 50% of students were meeting the standards^[5] on the mathematics section of the test, higher than the state average of 48.1 percent.^[6] In the reading section, 59.6 percent of students were reading at or above their grade level, higher than the state average of 48.9 percent.^[6] While the state average on the SAT writing section had dropped more than three percent from the previous school year, 48.5 percent of Freeport students met the grade-level standard on the writing section, nearly five points higher than the state average.^[7]

In 2017, the average SAT score was 1006, higher than the state average of 994.^[8] This included a 507 in the reading section and a 499 in the mathematics section.^[8]

Graduation rates

Between the 2010–2011 and 2013–2014 school years, Regional School Unit 5 (of which Freeport High School is the main secondary school) reported graduation rates of 92%.^[9]

Year	Graduation Rate
2019	93.2
2018	96.3
2017	90.3
2016	94.3
2015	98.4
2014	92.5
2013	92.1
2012	92.68
2011	92.31
2010	93.41
2009	84.62

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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.^[14]

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.^[15]

State titles

• Boys' Basketball: 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1969^[16] Class C State Champions.^{[failed verification]}

References

1. "Freeport High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
2. Price, H. H.; Talbot, Gerald (2006). Maine's visible Black history : the first chronicle of its people. Gardiner, Me.: Tilbury House. p. xii. ISBN 9780884482758.
3. Routhier, Ray (20 October 2014). "Freeport grad rockets to selfie-made stardom". Press Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
4. Keating, Bryn. "Area SAT Scores Among Best in State." The Forecaster 4 Jan. 2007, Northern ed., sec. 1: 1+.
5. Out of a possible 800 points in each section, a "proficient" score was considered between 460-650 for math and between 460-610 for reading.
6. "Math and reading SAT scores by high school". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
7. "Science and writing SAT scores by high school". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
8. "Freeport High School 2017-2018" (PDF). RSU 5. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
9. "Maine high school graduation rates". Data: Maine high school graduation rates. Portland Press Herald. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
10. "Does your town's high school have a good graduation rate? Compare Maine high schools". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
11. "FY22 RSU5 Board of Directors' Adopted Budget Brochure" (PDF). Regional School Unit 5. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
12. "FY19 RSU5 Board of Directors' Adopted Budget Brochure" (PDF). Regional School Unit 5. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
13. "RSU5 School District Durham – Freeport – Pownal FY18 Board of Directors' Adopted Budget Brochure" (PDF). Regional School Unit 5. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
14. Chase, Chris (21 March 2014). "Freeport team hopes to make history in one-act drama competition - The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
15. "The Forecaster". 21 June 2016.
16. "Maine Principal's Association (MPA) (ME)".

External links

• Freeport High School Website