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Biddeford School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 631 students in Biddeford School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Biddeford School District have an average math proficiency score of 71% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maine public middle school average of 12% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
6 Schools
206 Schools
# Students
2,314 Students
54,513 Students
# Teachers
217 Teachers
5,095 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Biddeford School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 193 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 81% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#161 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
80%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
37%
Graduation Rate
81%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.39
0.22
# American Indian Students
9 Students
694 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
57 Students
635 Students
% Asian Students
3%
1%
# Hispanic Students
151 Students
1,571 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
3%
# Black Students
164 Students
1,768 Students
% Black Students
7%
3%
# White Students
1,792 Students
48,068 Students
% White Students
77%
88%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
55 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
140 Students
1,722 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
91
912
# Students in K Grade:
172
1,647
# Students in 1st Grade:
200
1,690
# Students in 2nd Grade:
158
1,691
# Students in 3rd Grade:
179
1,691
# Students in 4th Grade:
171
1,977
# Students in 5th Grade:
130
4,197
# Students in 6th Grade:
160
10,305
# Students in 7th Grade:
193
12,706
# Students in 8th Grade:
148
13,197
# Students in 9th Grade:
161
1,127
# Students in 10th Grade:
171
1,178
# Students in 11th Grade:
178
1,093
# Students in 12th Grade:
202
1,102
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,764 is higher than the state median of $21,438. The school district revenue/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,259 is less than the state median of $21,032. The school district spending/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$50 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$47 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,764
$21,438
Spending / Student
$20,259
$21,032
Best Biddeford School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Biddeford Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
25 Tiger Drive
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-6400
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-6400
Grades: 5-8
| 631 students
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