Mt Desert Island High School

High school·Grades 9-12 Bar Harbor, Maine·04609
Score
89.5/100
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#11
Among 100 Maine high schools
Top 11%
In Maine

Score 89.5/100: better than 89% of Maine high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% at or above state expectations on state tests in Maine, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Maine schools.

English language arts
77%
Similar Maine schools ≈ 59%, better than 91% of them
98 students tested
Math
62%
Similar Maine schools ≈ 47%, better than 85% of them
96 students tested
Science
54%
Similar Maine schools ≈ 36%, better than 87% of them
99 students tested
All Maine schools (ELA / math)
64% / 50%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 6 published results by grade and test

As published by Maine Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolMaine Through Year Assessment / MEA76.598
English language artsAll gradesMaine Through Year Assessment / MEA76.598
MathHigh schoolMaine Through Year Assessment / MEA61.596
MathAll gradesMaine Through Year Assessment / MEA61.596
ScienceHigh schoolMaine Through Year Assessment / MEA53.599
ScienceAll gradesMaine Through Year Assessment / MEA53.599

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
474
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
474
Typical high school: 440
Free or reduced-price lunch
26%
Typical high school: 46%

District and location

School district
City
Hancock County

Contact

Address
1081 Eagle Lake Road
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Maine. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Mt Desert Island High School at a glance

Mt Desert Island High School is a public high school in Bar Harbor, Maine, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Mt Desert CSD school district. It has about 474 students (a typical Maine high school has 440). About 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 46% at a typical Maine high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 77% in English language arts (similar schools: 59%) and 62% in math (similar schools: 47%) reached the state standard (% at or above state expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Maine high schools, it scores 89.5 out of 100: better than 89% of them, ranking #11 of 100. Its English language arts result fell by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.