Best Middle Schools in Maine

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MEA test scores by the Maine Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, February 16, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 96)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
231456001012	61	Madison Junior High School	Public	5-8	205 Main Street	Madison	04950	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 59/Maine School Admin District 59	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 696-3381	152	21	7.2	64.5%	152 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,410							39.2	52.6	49	12
231479600685	62	Bucksport Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Miles Lane	Bucksport	04416	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 25	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 469-6647	282	28	10.1	45.0%	260 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$18,669							38.7	37.7	64	2
231481623139	63	Harpswell Coastal Academy Division 1	Public, Charter	5-8	9 Ash Point Road	Harpswell	04079	Cumberland County	Harpswell Coastal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 833-3229	78	6	12.1	21.8%	73 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$13,386							37.7	60.2	37	26
231477601008	64	Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Main Street	Richmond	04357	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 737-4348	107	10	10.2	36.4%	104 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$21,411							37.4	65.9	30	34
231479300629	65	Windham Middle School	Public	6-8	408 Gray Road	Windham	04062	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 14	No	No	No	No	(207) 892-1820	562	46	12.1	25.6%	494 (87.9%)	17 (3.0%)	17 (3.0%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$18,091							35.9	46.3	57	8
230261000907	66	Auburn Middle School	Public	7-8	38 Falcon Drive	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 333-6655	501	42	11.9	42.9%	407 (81.2%)	58 (11.6%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$15,031							35.4	19.8	77	11
231116000301	67	Houlton Junior High School	Public	6-8	7 Bird Street	Houlton	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 532-6551	308	22	14	71.8%	249 (80.8%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	$14,223							34.2	49.3	54	13
230993000278	68	Lyman Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8150	482	52	9.2	40.7%	262 (54.4%)	138 (28.6%)	28 (5.8%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	$22,638							32.6	36.6	66	2
231356000624	69	Westbrook Middle School	Public	5-8	471 Stroudwater Street	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 854-0830	732	61	12	62.3%	491 (67.1%)	122 (16.7%)	44 (6.0%)	45 (6.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	$17,570							32.5	9.2	85	16
231167001010	70	Telstar Middle School	Public	6-8	284 Walkers Mills Rd	Bethel	04217	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 824-2136	172	17	10	47.1%	152 (88.4%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	11 (6.4%)	$17,394							32.5	60.1	39	31

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics, MEA Science test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
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