Best Public Schools in Medway, ME

Summary:

The city of Medway, Maine has only one public middle school, Medway Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 119 students. The school is part of the Medway Public Schools district, which is ranked 137 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Medway Middle School has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking over the past three school years, dropping from 66th out of 91 Maine middle schools in 2024-2025 to 90th out of 92 in 2023-2024 and 94th out of 96 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 1 star in 2024-2025 to 0 stars in the two previous school years. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which may be contributing to its declining performance.

Academically, Medway Middle School has uneven results, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts higher than the district and state averages, but significantly lower proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science. The school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with 52.94% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8, which could be an asset in addressing the school's performance issues.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Medway Middle School	Public	5-8	25 Middle School Drive	Medway	04460	Penobscot County	Medway Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 746-3470	107	12	8.9	57.9%	103 (96.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	30.8	66^th of 91 public middle schools	27.5%		9.5	90^th of 92 public middle schools	2.2%	24	65.7	29.5	25.0	$25,657

Cities Near Medway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Millinocket	3.68 mi	2	72^nd
Millinocket	10.3 mi	2	95^th
Kingman	15.42 mi	1	245^th
Winn	15.69 mi	1	153^rd
Lincoln	16.56 mi	4	189^th

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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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