Freeport High School (Maine)

For other places with the same name, see Freeport High School (disambiguation).
Freeport High School
Address
30 Holbrook Street
Freeport, Maine 04032
USA
Coordinates 43°51′28″N 70°06′34″W / 43.8577°N 70.1095°W / 43.8577; -70.1095Coordinates: 43°51′28″N 70°06′34″W / 43.8577°N 70.1095°W / 43.8577; -70.1095
Information
Type Public
Established 1961
School district Regional School Unit No. 5
Principal Brian Campbell
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 515
Color(s) Maroon, Black and White
Mascot Freeport Falcons
Information (207) 865-4706
Website http://fhs.rsu5.org

Freeport High School is a public high school in Freeport, Maine 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 Public School District; the others being Mast Landing School, Morse Street School, and Freeport Middle School.

Student population

The student population at Freeport High School for the 2010–2011 school year was approximately 515 students.

Academics

In an effort to reduce grade inflation, Freeport High has changed its grading policy, increasing the number grade necessary to pass.

Letter Grade Numerical Grade
A 100-93
B 92-85
C 84-75
D 74-70
F <70

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 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. [1]

Graduation Rates

Freeport High School has often had high graduation rates for its students. 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%.[2]

Fine arts

Freeport High School has a rich fine arts program, ranging from the visual arts to drama, chorus, and band. The school also has several fine-art based extracurricular activities. The arts program is accommodating to anyone who is interested, whether it be visual, musical, or something for someone searching for a jump start in a historical art field.

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.

Athletics

Freeport High School is well known for sports such as Cross-Country, Nordic and Alpine Skiing. Most recently, the girls' alpine and combined ski teams won the 2012 Class C State Championship.

In 2006, Freeport High School won 5 of the 6 possible Class C Ski State Titles.

The boys cross-country team won two consecutive Class B State Titles in 2014 and 2015.

State Titles

References

  1. ↑ Keating, Bryn. "Area SAT Scores Among Best in State." The Forecaster 4 Jan. 2007, Northern ed., sec. 1: 1+.
  2. ↑ "Maine high school graduation rates". Data: Maine high school graduation rates. Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.mpa.cc/index.php/interscholastic-activities-and-committees/basketball/forms#dboy

External links

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