WESTBROOK

Originally part of Falmouth, the settlement once known as Saccarappa was incorporated as Stroudwater in 1814, but soon changed its name to Westbrook, after an early settler Col. Thomas Westbrook. Westbrook was incorporated as a city in 1891. The Presumpscot River flows through the center of the city, with two prominent falls (Sacarappa Falls and Congin Falls) providing an ideal location for early mills. The smaller Stroudwater River also flows through the southwestern part of the city. The historic Oxford & Cumberland Canal, a primary commercial route for goods between the Lakes Region of Maine and Portland from the time it opened in 1829 to its discontinuation in 1871, also flowed through the city. Remnants of the canal can still be seen throughout the city, including Beaver Pond, along Stroudwater Street near the Maine Turnpike overpass, and in the woods between Westbrook High School and Oxford & Cumberland Canal Elementary School.

Now primarily a suburb of the larger city of Portland, Westbrook itself has a growing business base and developing core downtown district. Several notable companies are headquartered here, including IDEXX Laboratories, Olympia Sporting Goods, Disability RMS, Acadia Insurance Company, JobsInTheUS.com, WPXT 51 and the E.S. Boulos Company. The city is home to Sappi Ltd.'s Westbrook Paper Mill (formerly the S.D. Warren Paper Mill) and R&D Center.

The faith-based Mercy Hospital of Portland operates Mercy Westbrook, a small community hospital complete with minor emergency room and inpatient treatment facilities. Spring Harbor Hospital, Southern Maine's only private psychiatric treatment and recovery center, is also located within the city.

Essentials-
City Hall: 207-854-9105
2 York St, Westbrook, ME 04092

School Department: 207-854-0800
117 Stroudwater St, Westbrook, ME 04092

School Information-
Population:
Elementary School: 343
Middle School: 640
High School: 879

Student to Teacher Ratio:
Elementary School: 14
Middle School: 12
High School: 15

8th Grade MEA Testing:
*Percentage Meeting or Exceeding Standards
Reading: 60
Science: 62
Math: 44

11th Grade SAT Testing:
*Percentage Meeting or Exceeding Standards
Writing: 45
Critical Reading: 47
Math: 49

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