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Winslow Junior High School

Q: Is Winslow Junior High School a good school?

Winslow Junior High School ranks 27 th of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Winslow Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Winslow, Maine, with 184 students. The school is part of the Winslow Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Winslow Junior High School has shown strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 68.86% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 63.84%. In Science, 53.19% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 36.18%. The school has also demonstrated impressive student growth, particularly among female and special education students, ranking 21st out of 91 Maine middle schools for female students and 27th out of 86 for special education students in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Winslow Junior High School excels in ELA and Science, its mathematics performance has been relatively weaker, with only 44.05% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 49.38%. The school has also experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.3% to 25.5% over the past few years. Compared to nearby schools, Winslow Junior High School generally outperforms Cony Middle School and Warsaw Middle School, but Skowhegan Area Middle School and Messalonskee Middle School have shown stronger overall performance in recent years.

178

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,574

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Danielson St
Winslow, ME 04901

(207) 872-1973

District: Winslow Schools

Students who attend Winslow Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Winslow High School

Feeder schools for Winslow Junior High School:

Elementary:

Winslow Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Two or more races:

9.0%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 61 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maine median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 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 avg56%

Maine avg53%

27^th of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 61 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 176Winslow 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	58.1	27 of 91	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	41 of 92	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	42 of 96	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	69 of 93	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	56 of 92	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	31 of 86	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	44 of 85	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.1	57 of 87	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.3	74 of 85	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	88 of 97	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	77 of 86	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	54 of 58	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.0	43 of 56	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.2	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.6	28 of 51	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	28 of 51	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	21 of 91	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	44.8	54 of 83	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	27 of 78	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	24 of 91	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	12 of 64	81.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	44 of 90	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	31 of 83	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	34 of 78	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	26 of 31	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	27 of 86	68.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	30 of 79	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)62nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+5 vs state

Science53%+17 vs state

Mathematics44%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Winslow Junior High 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
Winslow Junior High School	Public	7-8	30 Danielson St	Winslow	04901	Kennebec County	Winslow Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 872-1973	178	15	11.7	46.1%	150 (84.3%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.0%)	58.1	27^th of 91 public middle schools	70.3%		48.6	41^st of 92 public middle schools	55.4%	14	68.9	44.1	53.2	$23,574
Waterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 West River Rd	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2144	325	30	11.0	68.3%	264 (81.2%)	12 (3.7%)	21 (6.5%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	37	55^th of 91 public middle schools	39.6%		57.4	29^th of 92 public middle schools	68.5%	26	64.3	38.4	33.0	$21,920
Lawrence Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	276	24	11.5	52.5%	261 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20.9	78^th of 91 public middle schools	14.3%		20.1	81^st of 92 public middle schools	12.0%	3	49.4	29.8	40.0	$19,244
Messalonskee Middle School	Public	6-8	33 School Bus Drive	Oakland	04963	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 465-2167	495	39	12.8	41.0%	457 (92.3%)	9 (1.8%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	52.9	35^th of 91 public middle schools	61.5%		53	36^th of 92 public middle schools	60.9%	1	68.9	41.7	57.6	$20,077
China Middle School	Public	5-8	773 Lakeview Drive	China	04926	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 445-1500	170	15	11.7	37.6%	156 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	27.5	73^rd of 91 public middle schools	19.8%		43.7	47^th of 92 public middle schools	48.9%	26	53.3	45.0	28.7	$20,447
Skowhegan Area Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Academy Circle	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	No	(207) 474-3339	473	39	12.0	66.8%	451 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	56.1	29^th of 91 public middle schools	68.1%		54.6	35^th of 92 public middle schools	62.0%	6	73.2	42.2	45.4	$20,391
Mt View Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-7561	232	19	12.1	65.5%	216 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	36.9	56^th of 91 public middle schools	38.5%		28	72^nd of 92 public middle schools	21.7%	16	60.3	37.7	50.0	$23,344
Cony Middle School	Public	7-8	60 Pierce Drive	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 626-2460	321	30	10.8	56.1%	282 (87.9%)	12 (3.7%)	13 (4.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	13.1	88^th of 91 public middle schools	3.3%		19.3	83^rd of 92 public middle schools	9.8%	5	51.4	27.9	25.2	$19,260
Maranacook Community Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 Millard Harrison Drive	Readfield	04355	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	No	(207) 685-3128	290	27	10.7	34.1%	275 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	49.1	41^st of 91 public middle schools	54.9%		48.1	42^nd of 92 public middle schools	54.3%	1	69.9	34.7	56.8	$23,801
Warsaw Middle School	Public	5-8	167 School Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-5145	259	26	9.9	56.8%	235 (90.7%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	18	82^nd of 91 public middle schools	9.9%		32.6	64^th of 92 public middle schools	30.4%	18	54.8	32.4	24.6	$25,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Winslow Junior High School

Is Winslow Junior High School a good school?

Winslow Junior High School ranks 27^th of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Winslow Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Winslow Junior High School usually go on to attend Winslow High School

What is the racial makeup of Winslow Junior High School?

Students at Winslow Junior High School are 84% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Winslow Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Winslow Junior High School.

What district is Winslow Junior High School in?

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