Middle Schools in Biddeford Public Schools

Summary:

The Biddeford Middle School is the sole middle school serving grades 5-7 in the Biddeford Public Schools district in Maine. With a total enrollment of 498 students, the school has faced challenges in recent years, including a declining statewide ranking and below-average academic performance on standardized tests.

Biddeford Middle School's statewide ranking has dropped from 71st out of 92 Maine middle schools in 2023-2024 to 80th out of 96 schools in 2022-2023, and it currently ranks 68th out of 91 schools with a 1-star rating. Academically, the school lags behind the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA), with only 62.06% of students proficient or better in ELA, 36.22% in Math, and 26.46% in Science, compared to state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively.

Additionally, Biddeford Middle School faces high rates of chronic absenteeism at 23.4% and a significant socioeconomic challenge, with 60.64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 9.4 to 1 suggests a need for additional resources and support to address these issues and improve student outcomes. While the data does not indicate any correlation between the school's performance and its student demographics, the school's leadership may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's challenges.

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 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

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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