Best Middle Schools in Maine

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
51	Philip W Sugg Middle School	Public	6-8	4 Sugg Drive	Lisbon Falls	04252	Androscoggin County	Lisbon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 353-3055	278	21	13.2	46.0%	252 (90.6%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.7%)	$20,239	38.5	57.1	30	21	230753000204
52	Shapleigh School	Public	4-8	43 Stevenson Road	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-2572	357	41	8.7	24.4%	296 (82.9%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$27,716	37.5	49.4	39	13	230714000182
53	Se Do Mo Cha Middle School	Public	5-8	63 Harrison Avenue	Dover Foxcroft	04426	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 564-6535	313	23	13.8	55.9%	287 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$17,682	37.4	29.8	69	16	231476100794
54	Houlton Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 Bird Street	Houlton	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 532-6551	186	11	16.7	76.9%	144 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (11.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.4%)	$16,571	37.2	31.8	65	11	231116000301
55	Waterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 West River Rd	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2144	325	30	11	68.3%	264 (81.2%)	12 (3.7%)	21 (6.5%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	$21,920	37	57.4	29	26	231335000934
56	Mt View Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-7561	232	19	12.1	65.5%	216 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$23,344	36.9	28	72	16	231152000474
57	Lake Region Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Kansas Road	Naples	04055	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 61/Maine School Admin District 61	No	No	No	No	(207) 647-8403	390	36	10.9	53.1%	352 (90.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$28,196	36.2	42	52	5	231421000939
58	Mt Blue Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Middle St	Farmington	04938	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	No	(207) 778-3511	508	39	13	54.1%	484 (95.3%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$18,431	36.1	43.7	48	10	231480900550
59	Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Rambler Road	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 377-2249	193	18	10.7	32.1%	178 (92.2%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$25,152	35.4	39	55	4	231397000643
60	King Middle School	Public	6-8	92 Deering AV	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8140	434	45	9.5	70.7%	175 (40.3%)	165 (38.0%)	62 (14.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$26,149	34.8	25.3	78	18	230993000274

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics, MEA Science test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 3, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
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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.

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 91)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
51	Philip W Sugg Middle School	Public	6-8	4 Sugg Drive	Lisbon Falls	04252	Androscoggin County	Lisbon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 353-3055	278	21	13.2	46.0%	252 (90.6%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.7%)	$20,239							38.5	57.1	30	21		230753000204
52	Shapleigh School	Public	4-8	43 Stevenson Road	Kittery	03904	York County	Kittery Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 439-2572	357	41	8.7	24.4%	296 (82.9%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$27,716							37.5	49.4	39	13		230714000182
53	Se Do Mo Cha Middle School	Public	5-8	63 Harrison Avenue	Dover Foxcroft	04426	Piscataquis County	Regional School Unit 68/Maine School Admin District 68	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 564-6535	313	23	13.8	55.9%	287 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$17,682							37.4	29.8	69	16		231476100794
54	Houlton Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 Bird Street	Houlton	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 532-6551	186	11	16.7	76.9%	144 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (11.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.4%)	$16,571							37.2	31.8	65	11		231116000301
55	Waterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 West River Rd	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2144	325	30	11	68.3%	264 (81.2%)	12 (3.7%)	21 (6.5%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	$21,920							37	57.4	29	26		231335000934
56	Mt View Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-7561	232	19	12.1	65.5%	216 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$23,344							36.9	28	72	16		231152000474
57	Lake Region Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Kansas Road	Naples	04055	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 61/Maine School Admin District 61	No	No	No	No	(207) 647-8403	390	36	10.9	53.1%	352 (90.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$28,196							36.2	42	52	5		231421000939
58	Mt Blue Middle School	Public	6-8	269 Middle St	Farmington	04938	Franklin County	Regional School Unit 09	No	No	No	No	(207) 778-3511	508	39	13	54.1%	484 (95.3%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$18,431							36.1	43.7	48	10		231480900550
59	Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Rambler Road	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 377-2249	193	18	10.7	32.1%	178 (92.2%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$25,152							35.4	39	55	4		231397000643
60	King Middle School	Public	6-8	92 Deering AV	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8140	434	45	9.5	70.7%	175 (40.3%)	165 (38.0%)	62 (14.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$26,149							34.8	25.3	78	18		230993000274