Top Rankings
Lewiston 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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 716 students in Lewiston School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Lewiston School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
8 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
5,142 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
474 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lewiston School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 191 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 67% has decreased from 76% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#203 out of 222 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
37%
Graduation Rate
67%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
1%
% Hispanic
4%
3%
% Black
42%
4%
% White
46%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,760 is higher than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,559 is less than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$112 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$101 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,760
$21,600
Spending / Student
$19,559
$21,191
Best Lewiston School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lewiston Middle School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
75 Central Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4180
Lewiston, ME 04240
(207) 795-4180
Grades: 7-8
| 716 students
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