Best Middle Schools in Maine

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
231483300927	81	T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Middle School Drive	Dixfield	04224	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 56	No	No	No	No	(207) 562-7552	171	13	12.9	50.9%	160 (93.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$18,598	22.6	29.7	71	10
231476100794	82	Se Do Mo Cha Middle School	Public	5-8	63 Harrison Avenue Suite A	Dover Foxcroft	04426	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 564-6535	295	22	13.4	44.7%	270 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$16,075	22.5	27.6	74	8
230264023175	83	Cony Middle School	Public	7-8	60 Pierce Drive	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 626-2460	320	28	11.4	50.0%	286 (89.4%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$14,537	22.2	24.4	75	8
231478523181	84	Nokomis Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	291 Williams Road Suite 1	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 355-3600	544	45	12	45.4%	509 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$15,596	19.3	20.7	76	8
231478323122	85	Oak Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Ball Park Road	Sabattus	04280	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	No	(207) 375-6961	390	29	13.3	45.4%	366 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$17,560	17.7	15.8	80	5
231433000696	86	Lawrence Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	300	27	11.1	38.0%	286 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,551	17.5	45.9	58	28
231480523133	87	Spruce Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Community Drive	Jay	04239	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 73	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 897-4319	358	26	13.7	57.8%	341 (95.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,942	16.9	46.9	56	31
231077000362	88	Oxford Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Pine Street	Norway	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-5946	480	44	11	49.4%	442 (92.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$17,200	16.8	5.8	90	2
231479100770	89	Searsport District Middle School	Public	6-8	26 Mortland Road	Searsport	04974	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 20	No	No	No	No	(207) 548-2313	101	10	10.4	58.4%	96 (95.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$25,464	16.2	13.2	82	7
231444000943	90	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Main St	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	No	(207) 285-3177	233	18	12.6	43.8%	213 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	$14,628	16.2	8.7	86	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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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)
231483300927	81	T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School	Public	6-8	45 Middle School Drive	Dixfield	04224	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 56	No	No	No	No	(207) 562-7552	171	13	12.9	50.9%	160 (93.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$18,598							22.6	29.7	71	10
231476100794	82	Se Do Mo Cha Middle School	Public	5-8	63 Harrison Avenue Suite A	Dover Foxcroft	04426	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 564-6535	295	22	13.4	44.7%	270 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$16,075							22.5	27.6	74	8
230264023175	83	Cony Middle School	Public	7-8	60 Pierce Drive	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 626-2460	320	28	11.4	50.0%	286 (89.4%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$14,537							22.2	24.4	75	8
231478523181	84	Nokomis Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	291 Williams Road Suite 1	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 355-3600	544	45	12	45.4%	509 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	$15,596							19.3	20.7	76	8
231478323122	85	Oak Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Ball Park Road	Sabattus	04280	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	No	(207) 375-6961	390	29	13.3	45.4%	366 (93.8%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$17,560							17.7	15.8	80	5
231433000696	86	Lawrence Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	300	27	11.1	38.0%	286 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,551							17.5	45.9	58	28
231480523133	87	Spruce Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	23 Community Drive	Jay	04239	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 73	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 897-4319	358	26	13.7	57.8%	341 (95.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,942							16.9	46.9	56	31
231077000362	88	Oxford Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Pine Street	Norway	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-5946	480	44	11	49.4%	442 (92.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$17,200							16.8	5.8	90	2
231479100770	89	Searsport District Middle School	Public	6-8	26 Mortland Road	Searsport	04974	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 20	No	No	No	No	(207) 548-2313	101	10	10.4	58.4%	96 (95.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$25,464							16.2	13.2	82	7
231444000943	90	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Main St	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	No	(207) 285-3177	233	18	12.6	43.8%	213 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	$14,628							16.2	8.7	86	4