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Oak Hill Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Oak Hill Middle School is a public middle school located in Sabattus, Maine, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 401 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 04 district, which is ranked 159 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oak Hill Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and its regional district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 62.94% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 63.84% and the district average of 54.91%. Similarly, in mathematics, only 32.15% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.38% and the district average of 34.21%. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.4% to 33.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Oak Hill Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.9% to 45.38% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Oak Hill Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Freeport Middle School, Brunswick Junior High School, and Gardiner Regional Middle School, it becomes evident that Oak Hill is significantly underperforming academically. These nearby schools consistently outperform Oak Hill in standardized test scores, with Freeport Middle School being particularly impressive, ranking among the top 2 middle schools in the state. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Oak Hill Middle School suggest that the school may be facing challenges related to socioeconomic factors, which could be impacting student engagement and academic performance.

380

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,659

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 Ball Park Road
Sabattus, ME 04280

(207) 375-6961

District: Regional School Unit 04

Students who attend Oak Hill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oak Hill High School

Feeder schools for Oak Hill Middle School:

Elementary:

Carrie Ricker School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 24th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 23% Maine)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

Maine avg53%

69^th of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^th of 176Regional School Unit 04 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	29.4	69 of 91	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	51 of 92	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	85 of 96	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	80 of 93	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	91 of 92	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	66 of 86	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	80 of 85	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	78 of 87	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	68 of 85	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	63 of 97	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.2	71 of 87	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	59 of 91	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.0	80 of 83	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	64 of 78	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	46 of 66	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	78 of 90	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	0.9	83 of 83	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	56 of 86	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	51 of 79	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.3	44 of 44	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-17 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Oak Hill 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
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
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
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
Tripp Middle School	Public	7-8	65 Mathews Way	Turner	04282	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 52/Maine School Admin District 52	No	No	No	No	(207) 225-1070	326	29	11.2	35.6%	303 (92.9%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	33.3	63^rd of 91 public middle schools	30.8%		42.8	50^th of 92 public middle schools	45.7%	13	59.1	33.6	43.2	$20,078
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
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
Winthrop Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Rambler Road	Winthrop	04364	Kennebec County	Winthrop Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 377-2249	193	18	10.7	32.1%	178 (92.2%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	35.4	59^th of 91 public middle schools	35.2%		39	55^th of 92 public middle schools	40.2%	4	61.1	39.0	39.1	$25,152
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
Bruce M Whittier Middle School	Public	7-8	1457 Maine Street	Poland	04274	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 16	No	No	No	No	(207) 998-3462	272	24	11.3	38.6%	256 (94.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	32.8	65^th of 91 public middle schools	28.6%		46.9	44^th of 92 public middle schools	52.2%	21	57.8	36.5	41.6	$19,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Hill Middle School

What district is Oak Hill Middle School in?

Regional School Unit 04

How many students attend Oak Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Oak Hill Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Hill Middle School?

Students at Oak Hill Middle School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Oak Hill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oak Hill Middle School usually go on to attend Oak Hill High School

Is Oak Hill Middle School a good school?

Oak Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.2% of Maine middle schools.

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