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Best Middle Schools in Penobscot County, ME

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Schools

3,493

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedReeds Brook Middle School7^th of 91 Maine middle schools

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Biggest riser

Mt Jefferson Junior High School up 31 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Medway Middle School 8.9 students per teacher

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
James F. Doughty School	Public	6-8	143 Fifth Street	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 941-6220	346	30	11.6	64.2%	291 (84.1%)	15 (4.3%)	24 (6.9%)	8 (2.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45.5	46^th of 91 public middle schools	49.5%		54.9	33^rd of 92 public middle schools	64.1%	13	65.1	43.0	41.1	$18,760
William S. Cohen School	Public	6-8	304 Garland Street	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 941-6230	372	30	12.3	35.5%	288 (77.4%)	29 (7.8%)	26 (7.0%)	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	69.8	16^th of 91 public middle schools	82.4%		84.5	10^th of 92 public middle schools	89.1%	6	67.8	59.3	53.9	$18,342
Hermon Middle School	Public	5-8	29 Billings Road	Hermon	04401	Penobscot County	Hermon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 848-4070	319	23	13.9	28.5%	292 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	53.2	33^rd of 91 public middle schools	63.7%		55.4	31^st of 92 public middle schools	66.3%	2	67.5	46.0	42.4	$16,027
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	$27,093
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	204	17	12.1	38.7%	185 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	33.5	62^nd of 91 public middle schools	31.9%		33.3	63^rd of 92 public middle schools	31.5%	1	62.8	37.2	31.3	$17,629
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	12.5	72.0%	71 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	50.1	39^th of 91 public middle schools	57.1%		29.5	70^th of 92 public middle schools	23.9%	31	70.4	50.7	15.2	$24,580
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	98	13	7.7	69.4%	95 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	57.4	28^th of 91 public middle schools	69.2%		70.6	18^th of 92 public middle schools	80.4%	10	63.4	55.5	46.4	$22,458
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Main Street	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	No	(207) 285-3177	230	16	14.2	51.7%	206 (89.6%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	33.6	61^st of 91 public middle schools	33.0%		27.6	73^rd of 92 public middle schools	20.7%	12	61.9	31.3	44.8	$16,819
Holbrook School	Public	5-8	202 Kidder Hill Road	Holden	04429	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 63/Maine School Admin District 63	No	No	No	No	(207) 843-7769	178	13	14.1	37.1%	169 (94.9%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	75	15^th of 91 public middle schools	83.5%		72.2	15^th of 92 public middle schools	83.7%		76.3	55.2	50.5	$23,100
Mattanawcook Junior High School	Public	4-8	45 School Street	Lincoln	04457	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 67	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 794-8935	304	27	11.4	53.0%	294 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	51	38^th of 91 public middle schools	58.2%		43.8	46^th of 92 public middle schools	50.0%	8	62.7	50.3	43.2	$20,339
Orono Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Goodridge Drive	Orono	04473	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 26	No	No	No	No	(207) 866-2350	154	16	9.8	39.0%	127 (82.5%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.8%)	68.1	19^th of 91 public middle schools	79.1%		70.6	19^th of 92 public middle schools	79.3%		76.4	47.0	62.3	$23,193
Leonard Middle School	Public	6-8	156 Oak Street	Old Town	04468	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 34	No	No	No	No	(207) 827-3900	278	24	11.4	53.2%	235 (84.5%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	23.2	77^th of 91 public middle schools	15.4%		18.7	84^th of 92 public middle schools	8.7%	7	57.4	30.3	33.0	$18,911
Nokomis Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	291 Williams Road	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 355-3600	524	46	11.4	57.3%	491 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	14	87^th of 91 public middle schools	4.4%		26.5	75^th of 92 public middle schools	18.5%	12	50.3	31.4	25.9	$15,953
Reeds Brook Middle School	Public	6-8	28A Main Road South	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3540	304	23	13.5	22.0%	273 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	90.5	7^th of 91 public middle schools	92.3%		93.6	6^th of 92 public middle schools	93.5%	1	83.1	66.6	67.0	$19,385

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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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