Best Middle Schools in Maine

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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)
230993000274	91	King Middle School	Public	6-8	92 Deering AV	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8140	453	45	10.1	60.7%	166 (36.6%)	170 (37.5%)	68 (15.0%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	$20,345							14.9	11.7	84	7
231479023202	92	Sumner Middle School	Public	6-8	2456 US Hwy 1	Sullivan	04664	Hancock County	Regional School Unit 24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 422-3510	180	17	10.8	45.6%	161 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$17,425							13.7			(n/a)
231152000474	93	Mt View Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-7561	230	21	10.9	59.1%	214 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$17,335							13.2	0.6	93
230816000220	94	Medway Middle School	Public	5-8	25 Middle School Drive	Medway	04460	Penobscot County	Medway Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 746-3470	110	12	9.1	52.7%	102 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$23,867							12.2	6.9	88	6
231479500502	95	Mountain Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	58 Highland Terrace	Mexico	04257	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 10	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 364-7926	354	32	11.2	76.3%	318 (89.8%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$19,316							7.1	8.5	87	8
230732000191	96	Lewiston Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Central Avenue	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4180	735	67	10.9	66.0%	345 (46.9%)	291 (39.6%)	29 (3.9%)	15 (2.0%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	$18,814							4.2	1.3	92	4

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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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Educational resources:

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