The top ranked public middle schools in Maine are Falmouth Middle School, Cape Elizabeth Middle School and Dedham School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are Hampden.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Maine is 81%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 84%.
Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in Maine (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Falmouth Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 97% (Top 1%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
52 Woodville Road
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3740
Falmouth, ME 04105
(207) 781-3740
Rank: #22.
Cape Elizabeth Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 96% (Top 1%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-8
14 Scott Dyer Road
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-8176
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107
(207) 799-8176
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Dedham School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
2065 Main Road
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-6498
Holden, ME 04429
(207) 843-6498
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Lamoine Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
53 Lamoine Beach Road
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-8578
Ellsworth, ME 04605
(207) 667-8578
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Lincolnville Central School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
523 Hope Road
Lincolnville, ME 04849
(207) 763-3366
Lincolnville, ME 04849
(207) 763-3366
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Mt Desert Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
8 Joy Road
Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
(207) 276-3348
Northeast Harbor, ME 04662
(207) 276-3348
Rank: #3 - 73. - 7.
Veazie Community School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
1040 School Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 947-6573
Rank: #88.
York Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 97% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-8
30 Organug Road
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-4214
York, ME 03909
(207) 363-4214
Rank: #99.
Frank H Harrison Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 95% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
220 Mccartney Street
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-2499
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-2499
Rank: #1010.
Camden-rockport Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 92% (Top 10%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 5-8
34 Knowlton Street
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-7805
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-7805
Rank: #1111.
Conners-emerson School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: K-8
11 Eagle Lake Road
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-3631
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-3631
Rank: #1212.
Bristol Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
2153 Bristol Road
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 677-2678
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 677-2678
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Greely Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 95% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
351 Tuttle Road
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4815
Cumberland Center, ME 04021
(207) 829-4815
Rank: #13 - 1413. - 14.
Middle School Of The Kennebunks
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 95% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
60 Thompson Road
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 467-8004
Kennebunk, ME 04043
(207) 467-8004
Rank: #1515.
Durham Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 93% (Top 5%)
Reading: 92% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
654 Hallowell Road
Durham, ME 04222
(207) 353-9333
Durham, ME 04222
(207) 353-9333
Rank: #1616.
Reeds Brook Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 92% (Top 10%)
Reading: 94% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
28a Main Road South
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 862-3540
Hampden, ME 04444
(207) 862-3540
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Rangeley Lakes Regional School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-12
43 Mendolia Road
Rangeley, ME 04970
(207) 864-3311
Rangeley, ME 04970
(207) 864-3311
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Windsor Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
366 Ridge Road
Windsor, ME 04363
(207) 445-2356
Windsor, ME 04363
(207) 445-2356
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Winthrop Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
400 Rambler Road
Winthrop, ME 04364
(207) 377-2249
Winthrop, ME 04364
(207) 377-2249
Rank: #2020.
Gorham Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 91% (Top 20%)
Reading: 93% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
106 Weeks Road
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 222-1220
Gorham, ME 04038
(207) 222-1220
Rank: #2121.
Hope Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥95% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-8
34 Highfield Road
Hope, ME 04847
(207) 785-4081
Hope, ME 04847
(207) 785-4081
Rank: #2222.
Freeport Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 93% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
19 Kendall Lane
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-6051
Freeport, ME 04032
(207) 865-6051
Rank: #2323.
Wells Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 90% (Top 20%)
Reading: 92% (Top 10%)
Grades: 5-8
1470 Post Rd
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5142
Wells, ME 04090
(207) 646-5142
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Appleton Village School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
737 Union Road
Union, ME 04862
(207) 785-4504
Union, ME 04862
(207) 785-4504
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Forest Hills Consolidated School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-12
606 Main Street
Jackman, ME 04945
(207) 668-5291
Jackman, ME 04945
(207) 668-5291
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Nobleboro Central School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: K-8
194 Center Street
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 563-3437
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 563-3437
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Orono Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
10 Goodridge Drive
Orono, ME 04473
(207) 866-2350
Orono, ME 04473
(207) 866-2350
Rank: #24 - 2824. - 28.
Pemetic Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
327 Main Street
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
(207) 244-5502
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
(207) 244-5502
Rank: #2929.
William S. Cohen School
Magnet School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 91% (Top 20%)
Reading: 91% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
304 Garland Street
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6230
Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-6230
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
Ashland District School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 90-94% (Top 10%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-12
180 Presque Isle Rd
Ashland, ME 04732
(207) 435-3481
Ashland, ME 04732
(207) 435-3481
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
Athens Community School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: ≥90% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
8 Fox Hill Road
Athens, ME 04912
(207) 654-2561
Athens, ME 04912
(207) 654-2561
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
Penobscot Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: ≥90% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
66 North Penobscot Road
Penobscot, ME 04476
(207) 326-9421
Penobscot, ME 04476
(207) 326-9421
Rank: #30 - 3330. - 33.
South Bristol Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: ≥90% (Top 20%)
Reading: ≥90% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
2024 State Route 129
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 644-8177
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 644-8177
Rank: #3434.
Scarborough Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 90% (Top 20%)
Reading: 91% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
21 Quentin Drive
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-4800
Scarborough, ME 04074
(207) 730-4800
Rank: #35 - 3635. - 36.
Great Salt Bay Community School
Magnet School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Math: 88% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90% (Top 30%)
Grades: K-8
767 Main St. Suite 2
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 563-3091
Damariscotta, ME 04543
(207) 563-3091
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