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Lyman Moore Middle School

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Lyman Moore Middle School ranks 31 st of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Lyman Moore Middle School is a public middle school in Portland, Maine, serving 483 students in grades 6-8. The school stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science, where it consistently outperforms the district and state averages.

Lyman Moore Middle School has shown impressive results across various student subgroups, ranking 7th out of 19 Maine middle schools for African American students, 6th out of 30 for Hispanic students, and 13th out of 79 for White students in ELA proficiency. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.2 to 10.9 over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to its academic success. However, the school faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, which has shown a decreasing trend but remains higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Scarborough Middle School, Cape Elizabeth Middle School, and Frank H. Harrison Middle School outperform Lyman Moore Middle School in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. This may be due in part to the fact that Lyman Moore Middle School serves a more economically disadvantaged population, with a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.66% to 46.17% over the past few years.

470

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,795

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171 Auburn ST
Portland, ME 04103

(207) 874-8150

District: Portland Public Schools

Students who attend Lyman Moore Middle School usually attend:

High:	Casco Bay High School
	Deering High School
	Portland High School

Feeder schools for Lyman Moore Middle School:

Elementary:	Harrison Lyseth Elementary School
	Presumpscot School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

African American:

26.4%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maine median (66th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg51%

Maine avg53%

31^st of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Portland Public Schools

102^nd of 176Portland 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	31 of 91	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	58 of 92	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	68 of 96	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	66 of 93	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	40 of 86	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	67 of 85	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.7	42 of 85	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.8	64 of 97	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	39 of 87	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.2	55 of 86	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.8	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.8	40 of 60	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.4	37 of 56	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.0	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.5	37 of 51	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.8	31 of 51	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2019	50.0	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	39 of 91	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.6	79 of 83	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	35 of 78	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	5.8	64 of 66	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	30 of 90	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	55 of 83	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	43 of 78	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	25 of 86	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	7.3	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	32 of 37	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	13 of 79	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)67th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-20 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+5 vs state

Science56%+19 vs state

Mathematics43%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Lyman Moore 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
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%)	54.6	31^st of 91 public middle schools	65.9%		37.2	58^th of 92 public middle schools	37.0%	27	69.3	42.6	55.6	$26,795
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	9.0	53.7%	212 (55.5%)	84 (22.0%)	35 (9.2%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	42.1	49^th of 91 public middle schools	46.2%		40.4	53^rd of 92 public middle schools	42.4%	4	63.6	38.2	49.2	$26,219
Falmouth Middle School	Public	6-8	52 Woodville Road	Falmouth	04105	Cumberland County	Falmouth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 781-3740	438	53	8.3	9.8%	375 (85.6%)	8 (1.8%)	13 (3.0%)	30 (6.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	88.6	8^th of 91 public middle schools	91.2%		89.4	8^th of 92 public middle schools	91.3%		85.6	63.0	75.2	$33,222
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%)	34.8	60^th of 91 public middle schools	34.1%		25.3	78^th of 92 public middle schools	15.2%	18	62.9	32.4	41.8	$26,149
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%)	18.3	81^st of 91 public middle schools	11.0%		19.5	82^nd of 92 public middle schools	10.9%	1	55.6	33.0	22.3	$23,665
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%)	54.5	32^nd of 91 public middle schools	64.8%		50.8	38^th of 92 public middle schools	58.7%	6	64.8	50.1	44.0	$26,627
Greely Middle School	Public	6-8	351 Tuttle Road	Cumberland	04021	Cumberland County	Regional School Unit 51/Maine School Admin District 51	No	No	No	No	(207) 829-4815	515	53	9.6	8.3%	461 (89.5%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.8%)	92.4	6^th of 91 public middle schools	93.4%		94.4	3^rd of 92 public middle schools	96.7%	3	79.6	72.9	75.0	$30,720
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
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%)	87	9^th of 91 public middle schools	90.1%		81.6	11^th of 92 public middle schools	88.0%	2	82.0	62.3	75.3	$26,787
Cape Elizabeth Middle School	Public	5-8	14 Scott Dyer Road	Cape Elizabeth	04107	Cumberland County	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-8176	448	46	9.7	10.7%	382 (85.3%)	7 (1.6%)	25 (5.6%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	93.1	5^th of 91 public middle schools	94.5%		94.3	4^th of 92 public middle schools	95.7%	1	82.3	73.1	58.6	$30,522

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyman Moore Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lyman Moore Middle School?

Students at Lyman Moore Middle School are 51% White, 26% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lyman Moore Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lyman Moore Middle School usually go on to attend Casco Bay High School

Is Lyman Moore Middle School a good school?

Lyman Moore Middle School ranks 31^st of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lyman Moore Middle School in?

Portland Public Schools

How many students attend Lyman Moore Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Lyman Moore Middle School.

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