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Philip W Sugg Middle School

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Philip W Sugg Middle School ranks 51 st of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Philip W Sugg Middle School is a public middle school located in Lisbon Falls, Maine, serving 292 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lisbon Public Schools district, which is ranked 104 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Philip W Sugg Middle School has shown strong performance in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates consistently outperforming the district and state averages. However, the school's mathematics proficiency rates have been lower, often falling behind the district and state. Science proficiency has been more mixed, sometimes exceeding the district and state, but not consistently. The school has also experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 25.5% in 2022-2023 to 30.0% in 2023-2024. Compared to nearby schools like Greely Middle School, Frank H Harrison Middle School, and Freeport Middle School, Philip W Sugg Middle School consistently underperforms in both test scores and statewide rankings.

The school's statewide ranking has declined from 22nd in 2020-2021 to 51st in 2024-2025, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other middle schools in Maine. Analyzing the performance of different student subgroups may provide insights into areas for targeted interventions and support. Overall, Philip W Sugg Middle School faces challenges in improving its academic outcomes, particularly in mathematics and science, as well as addressing the high chronic absenteeism rate, in order to better serve its students and community.

278

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,239

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Sugg Drive
Lisbon Falls, ME 04252

(207) 353-3055

District: Lisbon Public Schools

Students who attend Philip W Sugg Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lisbon High School

Feeder schools for Philip W Sugg Middle School:

Elementary:

Lisbon Community School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Two or more races:

4.7%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Maine average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Maine avg53%

51^st of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 176Lisbon 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	38.5	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	30 of 92	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	26 of 96	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	32 of 93	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	22 of 92	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	42 of 86	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.3	59 of 85	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.3	43 of 85	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.7	37 of 97	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.5	47 of 87	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.8	18 of 86	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	43.4	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.6	28 of 60	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.3	28 of 56	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.7	32 of 50	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.0	26 of 51	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.2	25 of 51	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.8	28 of 83	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	30 of 78	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	39 of 91	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.2	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	55.7	34 of 64	46.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	57 of 90	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	84.0	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	52 of 78	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	37 of 86	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	24 of 37	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	45 of 79	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Science44%+8 vs state

Mathematics30%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 7, 2019

if your child is athletic they can habitually ASSAULT others without consequences
. they claim everything "was out of camera range" and "will talk to the children involved and who witnessed it" and just blatantly don't. Special Ed staff are spread too thin to be effective. Close Quote

Schools Near Philip W Sugg 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
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
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
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
Brunswick Junior High School	Public	6-8	65 Columbia Avenue	Brunswick	04011	Cumberland County	Brunswick Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 319-1930	544	51	10.6	33.1%	438 (80.5%)	17 (3.1%)	29 (5.3%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	64.3	20^th of 91 public middle schools	78.0%		67.2	22^nd of 92 public middle schools	76.1%	2	69.9	50.2	61.5	$26,229
Freeport Middle School	Public	6-8	19 Kendall Lane	Freeport	04032	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 05	No	No	No	No	(207) 865-6051	288	29	10.1	22.2%	252 (87.5%)	14 (4.9%)	10 (3.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	94.2	2^nd of 91 public middle schools	97.8%		92.6	7^th of 92 public middle schools	92.4%	5	80.7	76.4	70.7	$28,043
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
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
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	6 Old Brunswick Road	Bath	04530	Sagadahoc County	Regional School Unit 01 - Lkrsu	No	No	No	No	(207) 443-8270	317	32	9.9	47.3%	275 (86.8%)	12 (3.8%)	13 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	28.7	71^st of 91 public middle schools	22.0%		14.5	86^th of 92 public middle schools	6.5%	15	55.9	31.9	51.4	$25,720
Richmond Middle School	Public	6-8	132 Main Street	Richmond	04357	Sagadahoc County	Richmond Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(207) 737-4348	86	11	7.9	40.7%	85 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)	78.3	50.6	72.7	$23,990
Frank H Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	220 McCartney Street	Yarmouth	04096	Cumberland County	Yarmouth Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 846-2499	379	36	10.5	14.8%	325 (85.8%)	6 (1.6%)	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	96.7	1^st of 91 public middle schools	98.9%		98.1	1^st of 92 public middle schools	98.9%		86.3	78.0	75.7	$29,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Philip W Sugg Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Philip W Sugg Middle School?

Students at Philip W Sugg Middle School are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Philip W Sugg Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Philip W Sugg Middle School.

Is Philip W Sugg Middle School a good school?

Philip W Sugg Middle School ranks 51^st of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Philip W Sugg Middle School in?

Lisbon Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Philip W Sugg Middle School attend?

Students who attend Philip W Sugg Middle School usually go on to attend Lisbon High School

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