Best Middle Schools in Maine

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
231233000581	51	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Wescott Road	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 773-5629	388	39	9.9	25.8%	213 (54.9%)	113 (29.1%)	27 (7.0%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	$20,349	45.2	28.6	73	22
231477900121	52	China Middle School	Public	5-8	773 Lakeview Drive	China Village	04926	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 445-1500	198	15	13.2	36.9%	182 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$16,111	44.4	54.8	45	7
231419001057	53	Sacopee Valley Middle School	Public	4-8	137 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 625-2450	357	29	12.3	55.2%	330 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$16,397	44.1	56.4	43	10
231335000605	54	Albert S Hall School	Public	4-5	27 Pleasant St	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 872-8071	222	20	11.1	63.1%	178 (80.2%)	7 (3.2%)	15 (6.8%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.8%)	$19,862	43.6	12.8	83	29
231098000390	55	Caravel Middle School	Public	5-8	520 Irish Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3615	203	17	12.2	40.9%	189 (93.1%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$15,703	43.3	61	36	19
231477200062	56	Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Old Brunswick Road	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 443-8270	317	33	9.6	36.9%	293 (92.4%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$22,905	43	54.4	46	10
231122000427	57	Mt Jefferson Junior High School	Public	5-8	61 Winn Rd.	Lee	04455	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 30/Maine School Admin District 30	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 290-4996	75	6	12.9	66.7%	71 (94.7%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$22,923	42.1			(n/a)
231459000751	58	Margaret Chase Smith School - Skowhegan	Public	4-5	40 Heselton Street	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 474-9822	171	16	10.8	68.4%	165 (96.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,538	41.2	67.6	26	32
231335000934	59	Waterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 West River Rd	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2144	338	30	11.2	52.4%	283 (83.7%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$18,242	40.4	38.7	62	3
231125000431	60	Hichborn Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Cross Street	Howland	04448	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 31/Maine School Admin District 31	No	No	No	No	(207) 732-3113	91	14	6.7	57.1%	86 (94.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,636	39.3	66.2	29	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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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)
231233000581	51	Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Wescott Road	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 773-5629	388	39	9.9	25.8%	213 (54.9%)	113 (29.1%)	27 (7.0%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.2%)	$20,349							45.2	28.6	73	22
231477900121	52	China Middle School	Public	5-8	773 Lakeview Drive	China Village	04926	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 445-1500	198	15	13.2	36.9%	182 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$16,111							44.4	54.8	45	7
231419001057	53	Sacopee Valley Middle School	Public	4-8	137 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 625-2450	357	29	12.3	55.2%	330 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$16,397							44.1	56.4	43	10
231335000605	54	Albert S Hall School	Public	4-5	27 Pleasant St	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 872-8071	222	20	11.1	63.1%	178 (80.2%)	7 (3.2%)	15 (6.8%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (6.8%)	$19,862							43.6	12.8	83	29
231098000390	55	Caravel Middle School	Public	5-8	520 Irish Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3615	203	17	12.2	40.9%	189 (93.1%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$15,703							43.3	61	36	19
231477200062	56	Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Old Brunswick Road	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 443-8270	317	33	9.6	36.9%	293 (92.4%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$22,905							43	54.4	46	10
231122000427	57	Mt Jefferson Junior High School	Public	5-8	61 Winn Rd.	Lee	04455	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 30/Maine School Admin District 30	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 290-4996	75	6	12.9	66.7%	71 (94.7%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$22,923							42.1			(n/a)
231459000751	58	Margaret Chase Smith School - Skowhegan	Public	4-5	40 Heselton Street	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 474-9822	171	16	10.8	68.4%	165 (96.5%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,538							41.2	67.6	26	32
231335000934	59	Waterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 West River Rd	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2144	338	30	11.2	52.4%	283 (83.7%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	$18,242							40.4	38.7	62	3
231125000431	60	Hichborn Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Cross Street	Howland	04448	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 31/Maine School Admin District 31	No	No	No	No	(207) 732-3113	91	14	6.7	57.1%	86 (94.5%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,636							39.3	66.2	29	31