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Enrollment
470
Middle
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230993000278
Lyman Moore Middle School
171 Auburn ST, Portland, ME 04103 · (207) 874-8150 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Maine public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
222 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 156 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
42.6%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Lyman Moore Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman Moore Middle School this school | 470 | 47.2% | N/A |
| Lincoln Middle School Portland | 382 | 53.7% | N/A |
| South Portland Middle School South Portland | 807 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Westbrook Middle School Westbrook | 710 | 69.0% | N/A |
| Biddeford Middle School Biddeford | 542 | 61.1% | N/A |
| William S. Cohen School Bangor | 372 | 35.5% | N/A |
Matched among Maine middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lyman Moore Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #30 of 74 | #11 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #24 of 80 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #24 of 85 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #17 of 67 | #8 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #2 of 67 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #41 of 82 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #8 of 14 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
470
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 470 | 45.4 | 10.3:1 | 47% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 46.4 | 10.4:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 51.9 | 9.3:1 | 41% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 50 | 9.7:1 | 50% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 48.5 | 9.2:1 | 55% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 47 | 10.2:1 | 58% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 52% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 56 | 12.4:1 | 23% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 43 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyman Moore Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (445 to 470); teachers down 6% (48.5 to 45.4).
About Lyman Moore Middle School
Lyman Moore Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Maine, located in Portland. It reports enrollment of 470 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 29% larger than the 364-student average for middle schools in Maine.
Portland Public Schools runs Lyman Moore Middle School along with 15 other schools, enrolling 6,548 students in total.
More than half of the students at Lyman Moore Middle School are White (51%). The rest of enrollment is 26% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Cumberland County's population at about 86%. The diversity index for Lyman Moore Middle School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Lyman Moore Middle School totals 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Maine average 11.2:1. Federal data show 47% of students (222) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cumberland County is 34%.
Among Maine public middle schools, Lyman Moore Middle School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Cumberland County, where median household income comes to about $95,677, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Cumberland County counts 99 public schools with about 38,224 students.
Lyman Moore Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Harrison Lyseth Elem School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Lyman Moore Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 486 in 2020-21 to 470 in 2024-25.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portland Public Schools
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Deering High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Amanda C Rowe SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
- King Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
Other schools in Portland
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Deering High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Amanda C Rowe SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
- King Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Lyseth Elem School0.1 mi · 489
- Casco Bay High School0.7 mi · 379
- Gerald E Talbot Community School1.4 mi · 394
- Ocean Avenue2.0 mi · 337
- Presumpscot School2.1 mi · 266
- Lincoln Middle School2.1 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Lyman Moore Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lyman Moore Middle School?
Lyman Moore Middle School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lyman Moore Middle School serve?
Lyman Moore Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lyman Moore Middle School have?
Lyman Moore Middle School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is Lyman Moore Middle School?
Lyman Moore Middle School reports a student body of 51% White, 8% Hispanic, 26% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lyman Moore Middle School?
Lyman Moore Middle School is overseen by Portland Public Schools in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.