Scarborough High School | |
Motto: | S T O R M |
Streetaddress: | 11 Municipal Drive |
County: | Cumberland County |
Zipcode: | 04074 |
Country: | U.S. |
Superintendent: | Geoffrey Bruno[1] |
Ceeb: | 200895 |
Principal: | Nathan Theriault |
Staff: | 180 (2023) [2] |
Grades: | 9–12 |
Gender: | Coed |
Enrollment: | 917 (2021-2022)[3] |
Grade9: | 209 (2021-2022) |
Grade10: | 225 (2021-2022) |
Grade11: | 228 (2021-2022) |
Grade12: | 255 (2021-2022) |
Ratio: | 11.32:1 (2021-2022) |
Mascot: | Thunder the lightning bolt |
Nickname: | Red Storm |
Team Name: | Red Storm |
Rival: | Thornton Academy |
National Ranking: | 8538th |
Newspaper: | Red Storm Gazette |
Yearbook: | Four Corners |
Age Range: | 13-22 |
Language: | English |
Hours In Day: | 6:25 |
Scarborough High School is a high school (grades 9–12) located in Scarborough, Maine, United States. The student population was approximately 917 students and around 180 staff and faculty members during the 2021-2022 school year.
The first high school in Scarborough was built in 1927 and was named after Elwood G. Bessey, a former principal, and the current high school was built in 1954.
Scarborough High School offers 26 varsity teams in 17 sports, with junior varsity/or and freshman teams in 11 sports.
As of 2020, Scarborough High School is ranked 12th within Maine.[4] Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement course work and exams. The AP participation rate at Scarborough High School is 45%. The graduation rate is 96%. The student body makeup is 53% male and 47% female, and the total minority enrollment is 7%. Scarborough High School is the only high school in the Scarborough School Department.