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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Maine

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Maine, drawn from 51 qualifying public middle schools. Houlton Junior High School leads the list at -38.8%, against a median of -12.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Maine

Best Enrollment change

-38.8%

Median Enrollment change

-12.0%

FASTEST DECLINING · MAINE

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Houlton Junior High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	304	186	-38.8%
2	Winslow Junior High School	Winslow, ME	Winslow Schools	275	178	-35.3%
3	Holbrook School	Holden, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	254	178	-29.9%
4	Frank H Harrison Middle School	Yarmouth, ME	Yarmouth Schools	536	379	-29.3%
5	Lincoln Middle School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	522	382	-26.8%
6	Loranger Memorial School	Old Orchard Beach, ME	RSU 23	333	251	-24.6%
7	Reeds Brook Middle School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	392	304	-22.4%
8	Mt View Middle School	Thorndike, ME	RSU 03/MSAD 03	291	232	-20.3%
9	Freeport Middle School	Freeport, ME	RSU 05	356	288	-19.1%
10	Waterville Junior High School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	400	325	-18.8%
11	Cape Elizabeth Middle School	Cape Elizabeth, ME	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	551	448	-18.7%
12	Lawrence Jr High School	Fairfield, ME	RSU 49/MSAD 49	336	276	-17.9%
13	Warsaw Middle School	Pittsfield, ME	RSU 53/MSAD 53	311	259	-16.7%
14	Bonny Eagle Middle School	Buxton, ME	RSU 06/MSAD 06	853	712	-16.5%
15	Samuel L Wagner Middle School	Winterport, ME	RSU 22	243	203	-16.5%
16	King Middle School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	519	434	-16.4%
17	Gray-New Gloucester Middle School	Gray, ME	RSU 15/MSAD 15	614	519	-15.5%
18	Shapleigh School	Kittery, ME	Kittery Public Schools	421	357	-15.2%
19	York Middle School	York, ME	York Public Schools	567	482	-15.0%
20	Oceanside Middle School	Thomaston, ME	RSU 13	361	307	-15.0%
21	William S. Cohen School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	436	372	-14.7%
22	Bucksport Middle School	Bucksport, ME	RSU 25	341	292	-14.4%
23	Middle School of the Kennebunks	Kennebunk, ME	RSU 21	547	470	-14.1%
24	Oxford Hills Middle School	Paris, ME	RSU 17/MSAD 17	554	479	-13.5%
25	Lake Region Middle School	Naples, ME	RSU 61/MSAD 61	446	390	-12.6%
26	Falmouth Middle School	Falmouth, ME	Falmouth Public Schools	498	438	-12.0%
27	Noble Middle School	Berwick, ME	RSU 60/MSAD 60	491	433	-11.8%
28	Leonard Middle School	Old Town, ME	RSU 34	311	278	-10.6%
29	Westbrook Middle School	Westbrook, ME	Westbrook Public Schools	787	710	-9.8%
30	Massabesic Middle School	East Waterboro, ME	RSU 57/MSAD 57	683	619	-9.4%
31	Bath Middle School	Bath, ME	RSU 01 - LKRSU	350	317	-9.4%
32	Sacopee Valley Middle School	Hiram, ME	RSU 55/MSAD 55	388	354	-8.8%
33	Mattanawcook Jr High School	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	333	304	-8.7%
34	Biddeford Middle School	Biddeford, ME	Biddeford Public Schools	588	542	-7.8%
35	Mt Ararat Middle School	Topsham, ME	RSU 75/MSAD 75	578	533	-7.8%
36	Gardiner Regional Middle School	Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	460	425	-7.6%
37	Scarborough Middle School	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough Public Schools	717	663	-7.5%
38	Se Do Mo Cha Middle School	Dover-Foxcroft, ME	RSU 68/MSAD 68	334	313	-6.3%
39	Lewiston Middle School	Lewiston, ME	Lewiston Public Schools	792	744	-6.1%
40	James F. Doughty School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	368	346	-6.0%
41	Camden-Rockport Middle School	Camden, ME	RSU 28/MSAD 28	370	348	-5.9%
42	Messalonskee Middle School	Oakland, ME	RSU 18	524	495	-5.5%
43	Windham Middle School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	601	571	-5.0%
44	Medomak Middle School	Waldoboro, ME	RSU 40/MSAD 40	271	259	-4.4%
45	Skowhegan Area Middle School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	495	473	-4.4%
46	Mt Blue Middle School	Farmington, ME	RSU 09	531	508	-4.3%
47	Philip W Sugg Middle School	Lisbon Falls, ME	Lisbon Public Schools	289	278	-3.8%
48	Auburn Middle School	Auburn, ME	Auburn Public Schools	512	499	-2.5%
49	Brunswick Jr High School	Brunswick, ME	Brunswick Public Schools	557	544	-2.3%
50	Maranacook Community Middle Sch	Readfield, ME	RSU 38	294	290	-1.4%

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