Biddeford Public Schools

Summary:

The Biddeford Public Schools district in Maine consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools (Biddeford Primary School, Biddeford Intermediate School, and John F. Kennedy Memorial School), 1 middle school (Biddeford Middle School), and 1 high school (Biddeford High School).

Among the Biddeford schools, Biddeford Intermediate School stands out with the highest statewide ranking, ranking 122nd out of 288 Maine elementary schools in 2023-2024 and receiving a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It also has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the other Biddeford schools. Biddeford Middle School has the second-highest proficiency rates in these subjects among the Biddeford schools.

However, the Biddeford Public Schools district as a whole faces significant challenges, with consistently low performance, declining statewide rankings, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a student population with high levels of economic disadvantage. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving educational outcomes for the students in Biddeford.

District Detail

18 Maplewood Avenue
Biddeford, ME 04005

(207) 282-8280

SchoolDigger Rank:
147^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,433

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Biddeford Regional Center of Technical	Public		10 Maplewood Avenue	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 282-1501	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				$14,809
Biddeford High School	Public	8-12	20 Maplewood Avenue	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 282-1596	894	63	14.1	61.5%	640 (71.6%)	117 (13.1%)	67 (7.5%)	25 (2.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)	12.9	109^th of 119 public high schools	8.4%		13.6	109^th of 121 public high schools	9.9%		38.7	29.2	28.3	$19,049
John F Kennedy Memorial School	Public	PK-K	64 West Street	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 282-4134	157	14	11.5	65.0%	102 (65.0%)	27 (17.2%)	15 (9.6%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								(n/a)				$17,935
Biddeford Intermediate School	Public	3-4	335 Hill Street	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 282-5957	357	33	10.7	66.4%	231 (64.7%)	45 (12.6%)	40 (11.2%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	44.5	183^rd of 289 public elementary schools	36.7%		60.8	122^nd of 288 public elementary schools	57.6%	61	58.5	53.4		$24,343
Biddeford Middle School	Public	5-7	25 Tiger Drive	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 282-6400	542	53	10.2	61.1%	387 (71.4%)	76 (14.0%)	37 (6.8%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	29.9	68^th of 91 public middle schools	25.3%		28.5	71^st of 92 public middle schools	22.8%	3	62.1	36.2	26.5	$24,746
Biddeford Primary School	Public	K-2	320 Hill Street	Biddeford	04005	York County	Biddeford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 282-8285	483	41	11.8	66.9%	317 (65.6%)	67 (13.9%)	52 (10.8%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)								(n/a)				$23,259

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saco Public Schools	1.46 mi	5
Regional School Unit 23	1.46 mi	8
Regional School Unit 21	4.86 mi	6	10^th
Scarborough Public Schools	6.82 mi	6	11^th
Dayton Public Schools	6.99 mi	1	145^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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Biddeford Public Schools

District Detail

Biddeford Intermediate School

Biddeford Middle School

Biddeford High School

Biddeford Primary School

Biddeford Regional Center of Technical

John F Kennedy Memorial School

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