Top Rankings
Biddeford Public Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Maine for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 658 students in Biddeford Public Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Biddeford Public School School District have an average math proficiency score of 73% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 83% (versus the 86% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maine public middle school average of 11% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
6 Schools
213 Schools
# Students
2,350 Students
56,073 Students
# Teachers
216 Teachers
5,318 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Biddeford Public Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 193 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#173 out of 223 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
81%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
81%
85%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.21
# American Indian Students
11 Students
694 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
56 Students
656 Students
% Asian Students
2%
1%
# Hispanic Students
130 Students
1,445 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
3%
# Black Students
170 Students
1,667 Students
% Black Students
7%
3%
# White Students
1,841 Students
49,806 Students
% White Students
78%
89%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
66 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
142 Students
1,739 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
72
857
# Students in K Grade:
207
1,788
# Students in 1st Grade:
173
1,724
# Students in 2nd Grade:
184
1,725
# Students in 3rd Grade:
172
1,796
# Students in 4th Grade:
146
2,019
# Students in 5th Grade:
149
4,286
# Students in 6th Grade:
195
10,440
# Students in 7th Grade:
152
13,168
# Students in 8th Grade:
162
13,404
# Students in 9th Grade:
168
1,269
# Students in 10th Grade:
174
1,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
177
1,215
# Students in 12th Grade:
219
1,179
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,431 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,468. The school district revenue/student has grown by 22% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,949 is less than the state median of $21,062. The school district spending/student has grown by 25% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$50 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$47 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,431
$21,468
Spending / Student
$19,949
$21,062
Best Biddeford Public Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Biddeford Middle School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
25 Tiger Drive
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-6400
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-6400
Grades: 5-8
| 658 students
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