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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Maine

Across Maine, 80 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Frank H Harrison Middle School leads the list at 86.3%, against a median of 65.0% 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

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

65.0%

BEST IN READING · MAINE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Frank H Harrison Middle School	Yarmouth, ME	Yarmouth Schools	Middle	379	86.3%
2	Falmouth Middle School	Falmouth, ME	Falmouth Public Schools	Middle	438	85.6%
3	York Middle School	York, ME	York Public Schools	Middle	482	84.1%
4	Reeds Brook Middle School	Hampden, ME	RSU 22	Middle	304	83.1%
5	Middle School of the Kennebunks	Kennebunk, ME	RSU 21	Middle	470	82.8%
6	Camden-Rockport Middle School	Camden, ME	RSU 28/MSAD 28	Middle	348	82.3%
7	Cape Elizabeth Middle School	Cape Elizabeth, ME	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	Middle	448	82.2%
8	Scarborough Middle School	Scarborough, ME	Scarborough Public Schools	Middle	663	82.0%
9	Freeport Middle School	Freeport, ME	RSU 05	Middle	288	80.7%
10	Greely Middle School	Cumberland, ME	RSU 51/MSAD 51	Middle	515	79.6%
11	Orono Middle School	Orono, ME	RSU 26	Middle	154	76.4%
12	Holbrook School	Holden, ME	RSU 63/MSAD 63	Middle	178	76.3%
13	Marshwood Middle School	Eliot, ME	RSU 35/MSAD 35	Middle	490	75.7%
14	Massabesic Middle School	East Waterboro, ME	RSU 57/MSAD 57	Middle	619	74.8%
15	Skowhegan Area Middle School	Skowhegan, ME	RSU 54/MSAD 54	Middle	473	73.2%
16	Wells Junior High School	Wells, ME	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	Middle	455	72.2%
17	Gorham Middle School	Gorham, ME	Gorham Public Schools	Middle	718	71.4%
18	Sacopee Valley Middle School	Hiram, ME	RSU 55/MSAD 55	Middle	354	70.9%
19	Gray-New Gloucester Middle School	Gray, ME	RSU 15/MSAD 15	Middle	519	70.8%
20	Mt Ararat Middle School	Topsham, ME	RSU 75/MSAD 75	Middle	533	70.3%
21	Brunswick Jr High School	Brunswick, ME	Brunswick Public Schools	Middle	544	69.9%
22	Maranacook Community Middle Sch	Readfield, ME	RSU 38	Middle	290	69.9%
23	Samuel L Wagner Middle School	Winterport, ME	RSU 22	Middle	203	69.5%
24	Lyman Moore Middle School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Middle	470	69.3%
25	Winslow Junior High School	Winslow, ME	Winslow Schools	Middle	178	68.9%
26	Messalonskee Middle School	Oakland, ME	RSU 18	Middle	495	68.9%
27	Gardiner Regional Middle School	Gardiner, ME	RSU 11/MSAD 11	Middle	425	68.2%
28	Loranger Memorial School	Old Orchard Beach, ME	RSU 23	Middle	251	68.1%
29	William S. Cohen School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Middle	372	67.8%
30	Houlton Junior High School	Houlton, ME	RSU 29/MSAD 29	Middle	186	67.7%
31	Hermon Middle School	Hermon, ME	Hermon Public Schools	Middle	319	67.5%
32	Telstar Middle School	Bethel, ME	RSU 44/MSAD 44	Middle	155	67.1%
33	Windham Middle School	Windham, ME	RSU 14	Middle	571	66.5%
34	Valley Rivers Middle School	Fort Kent, ME	MSAD 27	Middle	118	66.4%
35	Jordan-Small Middle School	Raymond, ME	RSU 14	Middle	181	66.1%
36	Philip W Sugg Middle School	Lisbon Falls, ME	Lisbon Public Schools	Middle	278	65.9%
37	Medway Middle School	Medway, ME	Medway Public Schools	Middle	107	65.7%
38	Day Mountain Regional Middle School	Strong, ME	RSU 58/MSAD 58	Middle	141	65.7%
39	James F. Doughty School	Bangor, ME	Bangor Public Schools	Middle	346	65.1%
40	Oceanside Middle School	Thomaston, ME	RSU 13	Middle	307	65.1%
41	Saco Middle School	Saco, ME	Saco Public Schools	Middle	586	65.0%
42	South Portland Middle School	South Portland, ME	South Portland Public Schools	Middle	807	64.8%
43	Shapleigh School	Kittery, ME	Kittery Public Schools	Middle	357	64.7%
44	Waterville Junior High School	Waterville, ME	Waterville Public Schools	Middle	325	64.3%
45	Lincoln Middle School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Middle	382	63.6%
46	Lake Region Middle School	Naples, ME	RSU 61/MSAD 61	Middle	390	63.1%
47	Oak Hill Middle School	Sabattus, ME	RSU 04	Middle	380	63.0%
48	King Middle School	Portland, ME	Portland Public Schools	Middle	434	62.9%
49	Caravel Middle School	Carmel, ME	RSU 87/MSAD 23	Middle	204	62.8%
50	Mattanawcook Jr High School	Lincoln, ME	RSU 67	Middle	304	62.7%

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