King Middle School

Summary:

King Middle School is a public middle school located in Portland, Maine, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 453 students. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 177 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

King Middle School faces several key challenges, including a diverse student population, lower academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 53.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 64.63% statewide and 62.57% for the Portland Public Schools district. Additionally, King Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, with 22.8% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools such as Lyman Moore Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, and Westbrook Middle School.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at King Middle School, at 60.71% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's challenges. The performance of specific student subgroups at King Middle School is also mixed, with the school's White and Hispanic students performing relatively well compared to their peers in the state, while the performance of African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students is significantly lower. These factors, coupled with the school's declining performance over the years, indicate that addressing the needs of all students at King Middle School may require a comprehensive, district-wide approach.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 92 Deering AV
       Portland, ME  04102


(207) 874-8140

District: Portland Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
91st of 96 Maine Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,345 Help


Students who attend King Middle School usually attend:

High:    Casco Bay High School
    Deering High School
    Portland High School

Feeder schools for King Middle School:

Elementary:    Cliff Island School
    Ocean Avenue
    Peaks Island School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  453

Racial breakdown:

African American:
37.5%
White:
36.6%
Hispanic:
15.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details King Middle School ranks worse than 94.8% of middle schools in Maine. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Portland Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.88. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at King Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (37.5%), White (36.6%), Hispanic (15%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 60.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Portland Public Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at King Middle School is 10.1, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Portland Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare King Middle School employs 44.7 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at King Middle School is $20,345, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Portland Public Schools District!
Schooldigger Rankings:

King Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks King Middle School 91st of 96 Maine public middle schools. (See King Middle School in the ranking list.)

Portland Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Portland Public Schools 119th of 177 Maine school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for King Middle School

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Rank History for all students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 50.90 19th 51 62.7%
2007 50.21 23rd 51 54.9%
2008 64.27 17th 50 66.0%
2009 56.53 19th 56 66.1%
2010 62.70 18th 60 70.0%
2011 54.56 22nd 58 62.1%
2012 52.72 34th 86 60.5%
2013 52.76 33rd 87 62.1%
2015 68.42 27th 97 72.2%
2016 55.46 28th 85 67.1%
2017 43.84 43rd 87 50.6%
2018 32.73 58th 85 31.8%
2019 28.95 64th 86 25.6%
2021 7.72 90th 92 2.2%
2022 11.69 84th 93 9.7%
2023 14.88 91st 96 5.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 84.13 1st 2 50.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.18 36th 37 2.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.96 61st 64 4.7%
2021 2.03 65th 66 1.5%
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Rank History for Female students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.42 59th 78 24.4%
2021 7.79 82nd 83 1.2%
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Rank History for Male students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.46 64th 78 17.9%
2021 5.65 79th 83 4.8%
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Rank History for African American students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.25 6th 8 25.0%
2021 14.69 3rd 3 0.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.91 1st 1 0.0%
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Rank History for White students at King Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools ME State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.66 8th 33 75.8%
2021 84.80 8th 44 81.8%
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Data source: test scores: Maine Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Maine Department of Education

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Enrollment information for King Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 451 451
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 470 470
1993 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 485 485
1994 414 26 53 8 5 n/a n/a 0 506
1995 407 40 61 18 5 n/a n/a 0 531
1996 407 40 61 18 5 n/a n/a 0 531
1997 438 51 64 26 5 n/a n/a 0 584
1998 454 65 70 21 5 n/a n/a 0 615
1999 445 64 58 16 3 n/a n/a 0 586
2000 457 69 45 18 4 n/a n/a 0 593
2001 424 78 50 20 6 n/a n/a 0 578
2002 347 75 48 27 5 n/a n/a 0 502
2003 347 75 48 27 5 n/a n/a 0 502
2004 341 92 47 21 7 n/a n/a 0 508
2005 321 92 54 12 8 n/a n/a 0 487
2006 301 102 52 13 5 n/a n/a 0 473
2007 311 131 46 15 4 n/a n/a 0 507
2008 310 120 46 24 5 n/a n/a 0 505
2009 296 118 47 27 5 n/a n/a 0 493
2010 309 135 63 30 5 n/a n/a 0 542
2011 320 131 61 31 5 0 0 0 548
2012 327 119 38 35 6 0 15 0 540
2013 321 119 30 36 3 0 16 0 525
2014 314 135 27 36 0 0 16 0 528
2015 314 124 19 30 2 0 13 0 502
2016 293 149 20 35 1 0 19 0 517
2017 276 159 16 41 3 0 22 0 517
2018 249 167 25 50 1 0 27 0 519
2019 228 170 13 59 1 0 26 0 497
2020 205 166 12 62 2 0 29 0 476
2021 197 162 19 71 3 0 28 0 480
2022 184 154 18 74 2 0 26 0 458
2023 166 170 20 68 2 0 27 0 453

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at King Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 451 45.3 9.9 n/a
1992 470 47.0 10.0 n/a
1993 485 46.0 10.5 59.8
1994 506 44.6 11.3 54.7
1995 531 51.7 10.3 58
1996 531 51.7 10.3 58
1997 584 53.5 10.9 51.9
1998 615 53.4 11.5 56.3
1999 586 54.4 10.8 56.8
2000 593 58.9 10.1 52.8
2001 578 59.0 9.8 54.3
2002 502 60.9 8.2 64.5
2003 502 60.9 8.2 64.5
2004 508 58.0 8.8 63.2
2005 487 57.5 8.5 62.8
2006 473 58.8 8.0 60.5
2007 507 57.7 8.8 59.6
2008 505 56.7 8.9 54.7
2009 493 56.3 7.4 53.3
2010 542 53.7 10.0 56.1
2011 548 52.8 10.3 56.4
2012 540 52.4 10.3 n/a
2013 525 48.3 10.8 52.8
2014 528 48.7 10.8 54.9
2015 502 46.0 10.9 54.6
2016 517 48.0 10.7 55.1
2017 517 47.0 11.0 60.2
2018 519 47.0 11.0 63.8
2019 497 46.5 10.6 56.9
2020 476 46.0 10.3 62.4
2021 480 51.1 9.3 60.8
2022 458 45.3 10.1 53.3
2023 453 44.7 10.1 60.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio King Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 451 45.3 9.9 n/a
1992 470 47.0 10.0 n/a
1993 485 46.0 10.5 59.8
1994 506 44.6 11.3 54.7
1995 531 51.7 10.3 58
1996 531 51.7 10.3 58
1997 584 53.5 10.9 51.9
1998 615 53.4 11.5 56.3
1999 586 54.4 10.8 56.8
2000 593 58.9 10.1 52.8
2001 578 59.0 9.8 54.3
2002 502 60.9 8.2 64.5
2003 502 60.9 8.2 64.5
2004 508 58.0 8.8 63.2
2005 487 57.5 8.5 62.8
2006 473 58.8 8.0 60.5
2007 507 57.7 8.8 59.6
2008 505 56.7 8.9 54.7
2009 493 56.3 7.4 53.3
2010 542 53.7 10.0 56.1
2011 548 52.8 10.3 56.4
2012 540 52.4 10.3 n/a
2013 525 48.3 10.8 52.8
2014 528 48.7 10.8 54.9
2015 502 46.0 10.9 54.6
2016 517 48.0 10.7 55.1
2017 517 47.0 11.0 60.2
2018 519 47.0 11.0 63.8
2019 497 46.5 10.6 56.9
2020 476 46.0 10.3 62.4
2021 480 51.1 9.3 60.8
2022 458 45.3 10.1 53.3
2023 453 44.7 10.1 60.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for King Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $16,013
2019 $16,697
2020 $17,683
2021 $19,483
2022 $19,801
2023 $20,345

Data source: Maine Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on King Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 64th of 86 Middle schoolsRanks 91st of 96 Middle schools
 20.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
All Grades English Language Arts (King Middle School)52.377
 24.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Portland Public Schools)55.480.5
 25.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Maine)55.983.8
 27.9%
All Grades Mathematics (King Middle School)26.361.8
 35.6%
   All Grades Mathematics (Portland Public Schools)3570.8
 35.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Maine)35.781.3
 45.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students497453
 8.9%
African American170170
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1320
 53.8%
Hispanic5968
 15.3%
Pacific Islander00
White228166
 27.2%
Two or More Races2627
 3.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.9%60.7%
 3.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about King Middle School

Students at King Middle School are 38% African American, 37% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Students who attend King Middle School usually go on to attend Casco Bay High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 453 students attended King Middle School.

King Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Maine middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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