Best Middle Schools in Maine for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Maine!

Every year, the Maine Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Maine test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MEA test scores by the Maine Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, November 3, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 11)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Manchester School	Public	4-5	709 Roosevelt Trail	Windham	04062	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 14	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 892-1830	357	28	12.7	29.7%	316 (88.5%)	7 (2.0%)	11 (3.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	$21,485							90.9%	73.6%	17.28%			231479300631
2	Scarborough Middle School	Public	6-8	21 Quentin Drive	Scarborough	04074	Cumberland County	Scarborough Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 730-4800	663	63	10.5	16.1%	526 (79.3%)	29 (4.4%)	28 (4.2%)	44 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$26,787							81.8%	90.1%	8.29%			231053000326
3	Lyman Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	171 Auburn ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8150	470	45	10.3	47.2%	241 (51.3%)	124 (26.4%)	37 (7.9%)	27 (5.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$26,795							72.7%	65.9%	6.79%			230993000278
4	South Portland Middle School	Public	5-8	120 Wescott Road	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 773-5629	807	88	9.2	43.1%	508 (62.9%)	161 (20.0%)	63 (7.8%)	26 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.7%)	$26,627							63.6%	64.8%	1.20%			231233023206
5	Westbrook Middle School	Public	5-8	471 Stroudwater Street	Westbrook	04092	Cumberland County	Westbrook Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 854-0830	710	62	11.4	69.0%	443 (62.4%)	164 (23.1%)	47 (6.6%)	33 (4.6%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.4%)	$23,665							54.5%	11.0%	43.56%			231356000624
6	Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	52 Spartan Dr	Sanford	04073	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 324-3114	920	67	13.6	55.5%	752 (81.7%)	48 (5.2%)	43 (4.7%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.8%)	$17,378							45.5%	26.4%	19.08%			231050023177
7	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%)	$24,746							36.4%	25.3%	11.09%			230315001017
8	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	522 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8145	382	42	9	53.7%	212 (55.5%)	84 (22.0%)	35 (9.2%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$26,219							27.3%	46.2%	18.88%			230993000275
9	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							18.2%	34.1%	15.88%			230993000274
10	Lewiston Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Central Avenue	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4180	744	63	11.8	63.0%	350 (47.0%)	313 (42.1%)	29 (3.9%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	$23,544							9.1%	0.0%	9.09%			230732000191

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.