Medway Public Schools

Summary:

Medway Public Schools is a small school district in Maine that consists of a single middle school, Medway Middle School, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 119 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Maine middle schools over the past three years, indicating persistent academic challenges.

Medway Middle School's performance on state assessments is below the state average, with proficiency rates of 65.71% in English Language Arts, 29.52% in Mathematics, and 25% in Science, compared to state averages of 63.84%, 49.38%, and 36.18%, respectively. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 52.94% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting significant socioeconomic factors that may impact student performance.

Despite the school's small size and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1, the data indicates that Medway Public Schools and Medway Middle School face significant challenges in improving academic achievement, particularly in Mathematics and Science. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate and the socioeconomic factors impacting the student population may be important areas of focus for the school and district to improve student outcomes.

District Detail

25 Middle School Drive
Medway, ME 04460

(207) 746-3470

SchoolDigger Rank:
137^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 107

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
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
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Millinocket Public Schools	1.3 mi	2	44^th
Millinocket Public Schools	7.7 mi	2	61^st
Regional School Unit 67	16.79 mi	3	121^st
Regional School Unit 30/Maine School Admin District 30	17.34 mi	2	84^th
Lincoln-Region 3	17.73 mi	1

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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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