Lewiston Public Schools (LPS) is a school district headquartered in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Demographics

As of 2014 the district has over 5,000 students. The most common non-English language spoken by students is Somali, with speakers making up 90% of the district's students who don't have English as a native language. The remainder speak about 23 other languages. Out of the total student body the percentage which qualifies for free or reduced lunches is 69%.^[1]

Schools

• Lewiston High School
• Lewiston Middle School
  • As of 2015 there are 775 students, 20% of them being Somali Americans.^[2]

Elementary schools:

• Farwell Elementary School
• Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School
• Robert V. Connors Elementary School
• Thomas J. McMahon Elementary School
• Montello Elementary School

Others:

• Lewiston Regional Technical Center
• Lewiston Adult Education
• Next Step High School
• RootED (affiliated with Tree Street Youth)

Leadership

The Lewiston School Committee is the governing body of Lewiston Public Schools. Its members are:^[3]

• Megan Parks (At Large) (Chairwoman 2020-current) (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megandparks/) (https://www.lewistonpublicschools.org/en-US/school-committee-bc9f3846)
• Linda Scott (City Council Representative; City Council President) (https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/255/Members)
• Bruce Damon (Ward 1)
• Janet Beaudoin (Ward 2)
• Elizabeth Eames (Ward 3)
• Tanya Whitlow (Ward 4)
• Ashley Medina (Ward 5)
• Meghan Hird (Ward 6)
• Paul Beauparlant (Ward 7)

The School Committee hires and oversees the superintendent. Since 2020, the superintendent of Lewiston Public Schools has been Jake Langlais.^[4]