Best Middle Schools in Maine for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the Maine Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MEA test scores by the Maine Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, February 16, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 66)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
231416000656	1	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	287	29	10	28.2%	269 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,646							98.5%	73.9%	24.57%
231477900121	2	China Middle School	Public	5-8	773 Lakeview Drive	China	04926	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 445-1500	200	14	14.3	39.0%	185 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.0%)	$16,111							97.0%	69.6%	27.40%
230753000204	3	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	267	20	13.6	41.9%	255 (95.5%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,582							95.5%	76.1%	19.37%
231481500164	4	Reeds Brook Middle School	Public	6-8	28A Main Road South	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3540	356	26	13.9	17.1%	328 (92.1%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	$14,947							93.9%	93.5%	0.46%
231477300800	5	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	557	49	11.3	21.4%	520 (93.4%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.8%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	$24,226							92.4%	94.6%	2.14%
231167001010	6	Telstar Middle School	Public	6-8	284 Walkers Mills Rd	Bethel	04217	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 824-2136	163	17	9.4	44.8%	153 (93.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$17,394							90.9%	67.4%	23.52%
231481500030	7	Samuel L Wagner Middle School	Public	5-8	19 Williams Way	Winterport	04496	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 223-4309	237	19	12.8	48.1%	222 (93.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$16,704							89.4%	72.8%	16.57%
231481623139	8	Harpswell Coastal Academy Division 1	Public, Charter		9 Ash Point Road	Harpswell	04079	Cumberland County	Harpswell Coastal Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 833-3229	70	6	11.6	45.7%	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.6%)	$13,386							87.9%	63.0%	24.84%
231349000613	9	Wells Junior High School	Public	5-8	1470 Post RD	Wells	04090	York County	Wells-Ogunquit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 646-5142	431	38	11.4	18.6%	400 (92.8%)	7 (1.6%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	$20,616							86.4%	68.5%	17.89%
231086000372	10	Presque Isle Middle School	Public	6-8	569 Skyway St	Presque Isle	04769	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 79/Maine School Admin District 01	No	No	No	No	(207) 764-4474	378	28	13.4	43.9%	329 (87.0%)	9 (2.4%)	13 (3.4%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,781							84.8%	71.7%	13.11%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MEA English Language Arts, MEA Mathematics test scores released by the Maine Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on February 16, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maine Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education