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Massabesic Middle School

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Massabesic Middle School ranks 25 th of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Massabesic Middle School is a public middle school located in East Waterboro, Maine, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 629. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57, which is ranked 108 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Massabesic Middle School has consistently performed well academically, ranking in the top 40 middle schools in Maine over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 25th out of 91 Maine middle schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, a significant achievement as the school's performance is well above the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. The school has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking 1st out of 30 Maine middle schools for Hispanic students, 8th out of 31 for multi-racial students, and 19th out of 86 for special education students.

While Massabesic Middle School faces the challenge of relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.0% to 25.5% over the past few years, the school stands out as a high-performing institution when compared to nearby middle schools. For example, Scarborough Middle School, ranked 9th out of 91 Maine middle schools, has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science than the state and district averages, while Westbrook Middle School and Biddeford Middle School, ranked lower than Massabesic, have lower proficiency rates across these subject areas.

619

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,187

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

134 Old Alfred Road
East Waterboro, ME 04030

(207) 247-6121

District: Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57

Students who attend Massabesic Middle School usually attend:

High:

Massabesic High School

Feeder schools for Massabesic Middle School:

Elementary:	Alfred Elementary School
	Line Elementary
	Lyman Elementary School
	Shapleigh Memorial School
	More...
	Waterboro Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.6%

Hispanic:

3.2%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Maine median (73rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Maine avg53%

25^th of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

108^th of 176Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57 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	59.1	25 of 91	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	37 of 92	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	38 of 96	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	34 of 93	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	38 of 92	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	41 of 86	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	41 of 85	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.1	35 of 87	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	29.4	65 of 85	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.8	60 of 97	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.1	43 of 87	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.0	39 of 86	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.6	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.0	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	33 of 91	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	37 of 83	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	36 of 78	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	1 of 30	96.7%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	18 of 91	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	25 of 66	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	29 of 64	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	20 of 90	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	39 of 83	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	42 of 78	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	19 of 86	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	15.3	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	18 of 37	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	28 of 79	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+11 vs state

Science59%+23 vs state

Mathematics40%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Massabesic 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
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
Bonny Eagle Middle School	Public	6-8	92 Sokokis Trail	Buxton	04093	York County	Regional School Unit 06/Maine School Admin District 06	No	No	No	No	(207) 929-3833	712	63	11.3	36.7%	639 (89.7%)	12 (1.7%)	27 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	25.2	75^th of 91 public middle schools	17.6%		30.7	67^th of 92 public middle schools	27.2%	8	58.8	27.0	39.1	$21,945
Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	52 Spartan Dr	Sanford	04073	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 324-3114	920	67	13.6	55.5%	752 (81.7%)	48 (5.2%)	43 (4.7%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.8%)	30	67^th of 91 public middle schools	26.4%		34.7	62^nd of 92 public middle schools	32.6%	5	57.9	40.7	31.3	$17,378
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
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
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
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
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
Sacopee Valley Middle School	Public	4-8	137 South Hiram Road	Hiram	04041	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 55/Maine School Admin District 55	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 625-2450	354	30	11.8	56.8%	330 (93.2%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	48.3	44^th of 91 public middle schools	51.6%		40.2	54^th of 92 public middle schools	41.3%	10	70.9	44.6	24.4	$20,595
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Massabesic Middle School

Is Massabesic Middle School a good school?

Massabesic Middle School ranks 25^th of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Massabesic Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Massabesic Middle School.

What district is Massabesic Middle School in?

Regional School Unit 57/Maine School Admin District 57

What is the racial makeup of Massabesic Middle School?

Students at Massabesic Middle School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Massabesic Middle School attend?

Students who attend Massabesic Middle School usually go on to attend Massabesic High School

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