Cape Elizabeth High School

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Coordinates43°35′31″N 70°13′44″W / 43.591822329871036°N 70.22875621080856°W / 43.591822329871036; -70.22875621080856
School typePublic, high school
NCES District ID2303930[1]
Cape Elizabeth High School
Seal of Cape Elizabeth High School
Location
345 Ocean House Road

,
04107

United States
Coordinates43°35′31″N 70°13′44″W / 43.591822329871036°N 70.22875621080856°W / 43.591822329871036; -70.22875621080856
Information
School typePublic, high school
School boardCape Elizabeth School Board
NCES District ID2303930[1]
SuperintendentChristopher Record[2][3]
CEEB code200955[4]
NCES School ID230393000108[5]
PrincipalJohn Springer[6]
Staff77[7]
Teaching staff45.00 (FTE)[8]
Grades912
Enrollment471 (2024-2025)[8]
Average class size16.7[9]
Student to teacher ratio10.47[8]
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6+512[10]
Classrooms43[11]:12–13
AccreditationNEASC[12]
National rankingNo. 5,251[13]
PublicationBartleby[14]
AlumniJoan Benoit, Clare Egan, Role Model, Matt Rand
Websitecehs.cape.k12.me.us
Last updated: 8 April 2022

Cape Elizabeth High School (CEHS) is a public high school in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. It is one of six schools in Maine to have been named a National Blue Ribbon School multiple times by the U.S. Department of Education.[15]

The graduation rate for the Cape Elizabeth High School class of 2019 was 99 percent.[11]:3

The school offers high-level education through courses like CP Chemical Science and CP Biological Sciences (which may have been renamed to just CP Biological Science in 2021).[16]

Extracurricular activities

About 90 percent of students were active in an extracurricular activity during the 2018–19 academic year.[11]:3

Athletics

There are 36 teams at CEHS, 23 of which are varsity. Sports include soccer, football, field hockey, volleyball, golf, cross country, basketball, swimming and diving, indoor track, outdoor track, ice hockey, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing, baseball, softball, lacrosse, outdoor track, tennis, and sailing.[11]:32

About 80 percent of students were active on an athletic team during the 2018–19 academic year.[11]:3

Clubs and activities

Extracurricular activities include the National Honor Society, Boys'/Girls' State, Robotics Team, Math Team, Yearbook Committee, Prom Committee, Graduation Committee, Student Rescue, Amnesty International, Siddartha School Project, Gay/Straight Alliance, Ultimate Frisbee, and the BBQ Team.[11]:32

Budget and funding

The budget of Cape Elizabeth High School is part of the $29,857,097 annual budget of the Cape Elizabeth School Department.[17][18]

The Cape Elizabeth Educational Foundation (CEEF) is a private not-for-profit charitable corporation that lends additional support to programming in all of the Cape Elizabeth Schools. Their mission statement reads (in part): "CEEF is committed to fostering innovation and excellence in the Cape Elizabeth school district by 1. Funding initiatives that fall outside the school budget; 2. Partnering with the school district to help achieve its vision; and 3. Building community-wide support for the benefit of our schools."[19]

Controversy

Notable alumni

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