Philip W Sugg Middle School
- C+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 83 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 35% |
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Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Schools most like Philip W Sugg Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip W Sugg Middle School this school | 278 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Samuel L Wagner Middle School Winterport | 203 | 42.9% | N/A |
| Central Middle School Corinth | 230 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Caravel Middle School Carmel | 204 | 38.7% | N/A |
| Mattanawcook Jr High School Lincoln | 304 | 53.0% | N/A |
| Oak Hill Middle School Sabattus | 380 | 50.8% | N/A |
Where Philip W Sugg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Androscoggin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #68 of 74 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #36 of 80 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #57 of 85 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #60 of 67 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #36 of 67 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #43 of 82 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #47 of 51 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 278 | 21 | 13.2:1 | 46% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 33% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 42% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 17.2 | 16.8:1 | 56% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 21 | 12.4:1 | 53% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 49% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 29% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 23 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (289 to 278); teachers up 22% (17.2 to 21).
About Philip W Sugg Middle School
Philip W Sugg Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Lisbon Falls, Maine. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 278 students. Middle schools in Maine have about 364 students on average; enrollment here is 24% lower.
The 3 schools of Lisbon Public Schools, including Philip W Sugg Middle School, enroll 1,331 students.
Philip W Sugg Middle School is 91% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial. That is in line with Androscoggin County, where about 88% of residents are White. The diversity index for Philip W Sugg Middle School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Philip W Sugg Middle School, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Maine average 11.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 46%.
Philip W Sugg Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of Maine public middle schools.
The school is in Androscoggin County, where median household income comes to about $67,873, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Androscoggin County counts 36 public schools with about 15,588 students.
Lisbon High School is about 0.1 miles from Philip W Sugg Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Enrollment increased by 4% across 4 years, from 267 in 2020-21 to 278 in 2024-25.
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