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Auburn Middle School

Q: Is Auburn Middle School a good school?

Auburn Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Maine middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Auburn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Auburn Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Auburn Middle School?

Students at Auburn Middle School are 77% White, 14% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Auburn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Auburn Middle School usually go on to attend Edward Little High School

Public Grades 7-8

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Auburn Middle School is a public middle school serving 490 students in grades 7-8 in Auburn, Maine. The school is part of the Auburn Public Schools district, which is ranked 113 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Auburn Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in MEA (Maine Educational Assessments), is generally lower than the state average, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups. For example, female students perform better than male students, with a ranking of 61 out of 91 Maine middle schools for females compared to 77 out of 90 for males in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance for African American and multi-racial students is particularly concerning, with rankings in the bottom quartile of Maine middle schools. Additionally, Auburn Middle School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 30.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby higher-performing schools like Mt. Ararat Middle School and Freeport Middle School.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Auburn Middle School, ranging from 42.91% to 58.11% over the past few years, suggests that the school serves a relatively disadvantaged population. This may require additional resources and targeted interventions to support the academic and social-emotional needs of these students. Overall, addressing the school's academic performance, equity and inclusion issues, chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors could be crucial for Auburn Middle School's long-term success.

499

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,450

Per pupil spending ?

64.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38 Falcon Drive
Auburn, ME 04210

(207) 333-6655

District: Auburn Public Schools

Students who attend Auburn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Edward Little High School

Feeder schools for Auburn Middle School:

Elementary:	East Auburn Community School
	Fairview School
	Park Avenue Elementary School
	Sherwood Heights Elementary School
	More...
	Walton School
	Washburn School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.0%

African American:

14.0%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 23% Maine)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

Maine avg53%

72^nd of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 176Auburn Public Schools among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	72 of 91	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	79 of 92	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	77 of 93	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	66 of 92	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	81 of 86	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	76 of 85	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	80 of 87	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	71 of 85	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	83 of 97	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	69 of 86	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.4	34 of 60	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.7	39 of 56	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	28 of 50	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	34 of 51	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	30 of 51	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	16 of 19	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	61 of 91	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	61 of 83	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	75 of 78	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	72 of 91	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	44 of 66	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	57 of 64	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	77 of 90	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	57 of 83	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.2	67 of 78	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	55 of 86	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.6	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	47 of 79	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-6 vs state

Science39%+3 vs state

Mathematics31%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, October 5, 2019

i love this school the students are amazing and the teachers are really nice and caring for the students. I can tell the teachers really work there butts off. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

I have dealt with this school for two years now and find it sub standard .The administration is a joke. My son has been in three unprovoked attacks and this best punishment they can come up with is a three day suspension for the kids involved.
I think they need to pay more attention and assert more control in their own class rooms. Close Quote

Schools Near Auburn Middle School

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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
Auburn Middle School	Public	7-8	38 Falcon Drive	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 333-6655	499	46	10.8	64.3%	384 (77.0%)	70 (14.0%)	18 (3.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	28.4	72^nd of 91 public middle schools	20.9%		24.6	79^th of 92 public middle schools	14.1%	7	58.2	31.0	39.4	$19,450
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%)	3.7	91^st of 91 public middle schools	0.0%		3.8	92^nd of 92 public middle schools	0.0%	1	42.5	16.8	16.1	$23,544
Oak Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	40 Ball Park Road	Sabattus	04280	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	No	(207) 375-6961	380	29	13.0	50.8%	357 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	29.4	69^th of 91 public middle schools	24.2%		42.5	51^st of 92 public middle schools	44.6%	18	62.9	32.2	28.3	$20,659
Bruce M Whittier Middle School	Public	7-8	1457 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	No	(207) 998-3462	272	24	11.3	38.6%	256 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	32.8	65^th of 91 public middle schools	28.6%		46.9	44^th of 92 public middle schools	52.2%	21	57.8	36.5	41.6	$19,806
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%)	38.5	51^st of 91 public middle schools	44.0%		57.1	30^th of 92 public middle schools	67.4%	21	65.9	29.7	44.3	$20,239
Tripp Middle School	Public	7-8	65 Mathews Way	Turner	04282	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	No	No	No	No	(207) 225-1070	326	29	11.2	35.6%	303 (92.9%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	33.3	63^rd of 91 public middle schools	30.8%		42.8	50^th of 92 public middle schools	45.7%	13	59.1	33.6	43.2	$20,078
Gray-New Gloucester Middle School	Public	5-8	31 Libby Hill Road	Gray	04039	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 15/Maine School Admin District 15	No	No	No	No	(207) 657-4994	519	41	12.7	36.8%	462 (89.0%)	12 (2.3%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	53.1	34^th of 91 public middle schools	62.6%		68.3	21^st of 92 public middle schools	77.2%	13	70.8	50.0	27.8	$21,224
Jordan-Small Middle School	Public	5-8	423 Webb's Mills Road	Raymond	04071	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 14	No	No	No	No	(207) 655-4743	181	19	9.3	31.5%	167 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	40.1	50^th of 91 public middle schools	45.1%		65.7	23^rd of 92 public middle schools	75.0%	27	66.1	40.2	30.9	$25,194
Oxford Hills Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Pine Street	Paris	04271	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	No	No	No	No	(207) 743-5946	479	39	12.2	53.4%	446 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	19.9	79^th of 91 public middle schools	13.2%		25.8	76^th of 92 public middle schools	17.4%	3	55.1	30.2	30.3	$20,496
Mt Ararat Middle School	Public	6-8	66 Republic Avenue	Topsham	04086	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75	No	No	No	No	(207) 729-2950	533	48	11.1	32.1%	496 (93.1%)	6 (1.1%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	60.4	23^rd of 91 public middle schools	74.7%		46.9	43^rd of 92 public middle schools	53.3%	20	70.3	50.8	41.2	$24,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Auburn Middle School

What district is Auburn Middle School in?

Auburn Public Schools

How many students attend Auburn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Auburn Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Auburn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Auburn Middle School usually go on to attend Edward Little High School

Is Auburn Middle School a good school?

Auburn Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Maine middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Auburn Middle School?

Students at Auburn Middle School are 77% White, 14% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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