Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences

Name

Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences

Legal name

Baxter Academy for Technology and Science

Website

https://baxter-academy.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charter High School Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Portfolio, Capstone & Project-Based Program Support (EDAMAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research, Innovation & Fellowship Prep (Labs, Competitions, Publications) (EDAMAKAI), Summer Programs, Research & Extracurricular Planning for Admissions (EDANAEAL)

Keywords

• STEM secondary education
• Public charter school
• Project-based learning
• College preparatory curriculum
• Experiential learning programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Charter School Funding: As a public charter school in Maine, Baxter Academy receives state funding based on enrollment. This funding supports core educational operations and programming.
2. Donations and Philanthropy: Tax-deductible donations from volunteers, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members support Flex Friday projects, scholarships, and enrichment programming.
3. Amazon Smile: The school receives 0.5% of eligible purchases when supporters shop through Amazon Smile and select Baxter Academies of Maine as their charity.
4. Student Fees: Various fees including Annual Technology Use Fee ($95), Educational Expedition Fees ($50/semester), field trips, extracurricular activities, and lunch. Fees may be reduced or waived for qualifying families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Baxter Academy for Technology and Science operates a tuition-free public charter high school in Portland, Maine, serving grades 9-12 with a STEM-focused, college-preparatory curriculum. Its core program is built around the Flex Friday experiential learning architecture (20% of weekly instruction reserved for student-directed, real-world projects) and includes specialized offerings such as Baxter Bound (a hybrid freshman pilot), the Baxter Chess Program, FIRST Robotics team, Summer Programs (Chess, Marine Biology, Urban Ecology camps), and industry internships with partners including Boston Dynamics and Maine Medical Center Research Institute. Programming provides students access to transferable college credits at no cost.

Product overview

Baxter Academy operates as a single integrated educational institution offering a unified STEM-focused college-preparatory curriculum for grades 9-12. The core product is the traditional in-person high school experience at their Portland, ME campus. Supporting this are specialized programs: Baxter Bound (hybrid freshman experience with 4 days online/1 day in-person), Flex Friday (weekly experiential project-based learning), the Baxter Chess Program (tournaments and courses), Summer Programs (Chess, Marine Biology, Urban Ecology camps), Baxter Ambassadors (student leadership), FIRST Robotics (competitive team), and the Baxter Learning Commons (peer tutoring). All programs are tuition-free and designed for real-world problem solving.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baxter Academy (Core High School Program) Tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter high school serving Maine students in grades 9-12 with a rigorous college-preparatory STEM curriculum (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math). Admission by lottery with sibling preference and free transportation from 60+ Maine towns.
• Baxter Bound (Hybrid Freshman Pilot) Hybrid freshman experience combining four days per week of live online classes with one day per week of in-person hands-on learning at the Baxter Portland campus. Limited to 25 students per cohort and intended to bridge students into full-time sophomore-year enrollment.
• Flex Friday Experiential Learning Program Weekly experiential learning program in which students identify real-world problems, pitch solutions to faculty review boards, network with industry experts, and publicly present final projects. Twenty percent of the school week is reserved for these student-managed long-term projects.
• Baxter Chess Program Comprehensive chess program featuring USCF-rated monthly tournaments, for-credit courses (CHES100 Intro to Chess, CHES200 Chess II), and community chess meetings taught by a US Chess Master. Includes a competitive chess team that won the 2024 Maine State Chess Championships.
• Summer Programs at Baxter (Summer 2026 Camps) Summer day camps for 2026 covering Chess (July 13-17), Marine Biology (July 20-24), and Urban Ecology (July 27-31). Each camp runs 9:00am-2:30pm at the Baxter campus at 185 Lancaster Street, Portland, ME.
• Baxter Ambassadors (Student Leadership Program) Student leadership program in which ambassadors represent Baxter Academy at open houses, give campus tours, support incoming 9th-grade orientation, lead STEM workshops for younger students, and host school events including graduation and award ceremonies.
• FIRST Robotics: The Outliers Team 6573 Competitive FIRST Robotics team (Team 6573, 'The Outliers') participating in FIRST Robotics Competitions, coached by Ed Tech III / Robotics instructor Billy Wall.
• Baxter Learning Commons (BLC) Tutoring Academic support space staffed by a Student Director and peer tutors, offering course-specific help, independent working space, and judgment-free tutoring during Flex Friday and other school hours.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transferable college credits at no cost
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Various Maine Employers and OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Baxter partners with a robust network of responsive real-world partners providing mentorship, internships, and opportunities for students to work within and solve problems for the community. In 2022, 40 students participated in year-long Flex Friday internships.
• Boston DynamicscoreOthersBoston Dynamics Founder Marc Raibert serves as an external evaluator of student skills. Students at Baxter develop skills that Boston Dynamics values in job applicants. This connection provides legitimacy and real-world industry perspective for Baxter's STEM programming.
• Maine Medical Center Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClass of 2017 students (Abbie Collette, Mae Rosenstein, Sylvie Rosenstein) completed year-long internships at the research institute, gaining hands-on research experience alongside medical researchers.
• Avel eCAREcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Avel eCARE in Sioux Falls, S.D. provides all-day access to an experienced school nurse through two-way video/audio technology (telehealth nursing services). Coordinates with on-site School Nurse Gabe Merriam and School Physician Dr. Charles de Sieyes.
• Luce TransportationcoreOthersProvides yellow bus transportation for Baxter students on four daily routes serving Topsham/Yarmouth/Scarborough, Lewiston, Gray, and Gorham/Windham areas. Buses are free for enrolled students.
• DiriGo (Umo)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Umo Pass app and transit pass system enabling Baxter to provide free public bus passes to students. Passes available through mobile app or physical passes from front office.
• Portland Pie CompanyminorOthersParticipating restaurant offering 10% discount to Baxter students with school ID for the meal plan program.
• Wilson County BBQminorOthersParticipating restaurant offering 15% discount to Baxter students during school hours for the meal plan program.

Scale indicators4 records

Broad incumbents

• Achievement First: A charter school network focused on college preparation for underserved students. Comparable as a charter operator with rigorous college-prep mission, although K-12 rather than high-school only.
• Green Dot Public Schools: A charter management organization operating public charter high schools with college-prep curricula. Comparable as a tuition-free charter operator serving similar demographics, broader geographic footprint.
• Noble Network of Charter Schools: A large charter management organization operating college-prep public high schools. Comparable as a tuition-free charter operator targeting similar college-prep outcomes, though less STEM-specialized.
• KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program): One of the largest U.S. charter school networks operating tuition-free public schools with college-preparatory missions. Comparable as a charter operator serving similar demographics but broader than Baxter's STEM-only focus.
• Summit Public Schools: A charter school network with personalized, project-based learning and a tech-forward platform. Comparable in operating model and emphasis on student ownership of learning, though broader in geographic scope.
• Uncommon Schools: A charter management organization operating tuition-free public schools with a college-preparatory focus. Comparable charter-operator model and demographic mission, broader scope than Baxter.

Regional players

• Maine Academy of Natural Sciences (Hyde School): A Maine-based tuition-free public charter high school focused on project-based learning in natural sciences. Comparable in geography (Maine), charter status, and project-based experiential pedagogy, though more environmentally focused than STEM-wide.
• Snow Pond Arts Academy: A tuition-free Maine public charter high school focused on arts and sciences with a project-based curriculum. Comparable as a regional charter peer using project-based learning, though oriented to arts rather than STEM/tech.

Direct peers

• BASIS Charter Schools: A network of tuition-free public charter schools with an explicit STEM/college-prep orientation, using extended-day and project-based learning. Most directly comparable to Baxter in mission, student experience, and STEM focus.
• High Tech High: A network of public charter schools whose signature is project-based, real-world learning with industry partnerships. Flex Friday's student-driven, faculty-reviewed, industry-validated model closely mirrors High Tech High's pedagogy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BaxterAcademyForTechnologyandScience
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/baxter-academy-for-tech-&-sciences
• Instagraminstagram.com/baxteracademyme

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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