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Saco Middle School

Q: Is Saco Middle School a good school?

Saco Middle School ranks 26 th of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Saco Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Saco Middle School.

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

Students at Saco Middle School are 80% White, 9% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Saco Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Saco, Maine, with a student enrollment of 586. The school has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in the state, currently holding a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 26th out of 91 middle schools in Maine.

Saco Middle School has demonstrated strong academic performance, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state average. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.02% of Saco Middle School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 63.84%. The school also performs relatively well across different student subgroups, though it ranks lower for some subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students. Saco Middle School's student-teacher ratio is favorable, ranging from 9.8 to 10.2 over the past few years, which is lower than the ratios of some nearby schools like King Middle School in Portland and Westbrook Middle School.

However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has fluctuated between 8.8% and 25.5% over the past few years. Additionally, while Saco Middle School's performance is generally stronger than that of nearby schools, it lags behind high-performing schools like Cape Elizabeth Middle School and Middle School of the Kennebunks. Addressing these areas of concern could further strengthen Saco Middle School's performance and ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

586

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,243

Per pupil spending ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Buxton Road
Saco, ME 04072

(207) 282-4181

District: Saco Public Schools

Feeder schools for Saco Middle School:

Elementary:	C K Burns School
	Governor John Fairfield School
	Young School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

African American:

8.9%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maine average (58% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maine median (71st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2022) to 71st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg57%

Maine avg53%

26^th of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Maine Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	58.8	26 of 91	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	27 of 92	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	19 of 96	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	15 of 93	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	17 of 92	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	22 of 86	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	20 of 85	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	44.2	42 of 87	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	32 of 85	62.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	28 of 91	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	29 of 83	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	28 of 78	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	59 of 91	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	21 of 64	67.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	14 of 83	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	22 of 78	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	38 of 86	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	13 of 37	64.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	19 of 79	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	47.8	16 of 33	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-61 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-71 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-71 vs school

African American (2025)<1st percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%~ state avg

Science54%+18 vs state

Mathematics52%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Saco 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
Saco Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Buxton Road	Saco	04072	York County	Saco Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 282-4181	586	55	10.5	36.7%	468 (79.9%)	52 (8.9%)	38 (6.5%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	58.8	26^th of 91 public middle schools	71.4%		61.4	27^th of 92 public middle schools	70.7%	1	65.0	52.3	54.5	$25,243
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%)	29.9	68^th of 91 public middle schools	25.3%		28.5	71^st of 92 public middle schools	22.8%	3	62.1	36.2	26.5	$24,746
Loranger Memorial School	Public	3-8	148 Saco Avenue	Old Orchard Beach	04064	York County	Regional School Unit 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 934-4848	251	31	8.2	41.8%	204 (81.3%)	8 (3.2%)	15 (6.0%)	8 (3.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)								(n/a)	68.1	47.9	32.6	$32,494
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
Middle School of the Kennebunks	Public	6-8	60 Thompson Road	Kennebunk	04043	York County	Regional School Unit 21	No	No	No	No	(207) 467-8004	470	47	9.9	17.2%	431 (91.7%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	93.6	3^rd of 91 public middle schools	96.7%		94.1	5^th of 92 public middle schools	94.6%	2	82.8	73.0	63.0	$28,188
Gorham Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Weeks Road	Gorham	04038	Cumberland County	Gorham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 222-1220	718	52	13.7	23.8%	613 (85.4%)	29 (4.0%)	28 (3.9%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.5%)	68.4	18^th of 91 public middle schools	80.2%		71.9	16^th of 92 public middle schools	82.6%	2	71.4	52.7	59.5	$20,147
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
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
Massabesic Middle School	Public	6-8	134 Old Alfred Road	East Waterboro	04030	York County	Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57	No	No	No	No	(207) 247-6121	619	53	11.6	44.1%	573 (92.6%)	6 (1.0%)	20 (3.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	59.1	25^th of 91 public middle schools	72.5%		52	37^th of 92 public middle schools	59.8%	12	74.8	40.4	59.4	$19,187
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 Saco Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Saco Middle School?

Students at Saco Middle School are 80% White, 9% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Saco Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Saco Middle School.

Is Saco Middle School a good school?

Saco Middle School ranks 26^th of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Saco Middle School in?

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