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South Portland Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
120 Wescott Road
South Portland, ME 04106
Phone
(207) 773-5629
District
South Portland Public Schools
County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
819
Classroom Teachers
88

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.3% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

South Portland Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
57%
54%
68%
65%
47%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 202 24.7%
Grade 6 185 22.6%
Grade 7 218 26.6%
Grade 8 214 26.1%
Total 819 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.5% 65.5% 89.5%
Black 22.3% 22.3% 4.6%
Hispanic 7.2% 8.6% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.7% 3.3% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.6% 36.2% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 35.0% 33.5% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 2.7% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,780 1,395,722
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,223.2 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 13.3% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.5% 29.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 27.9%
65 OR OLDER 19.6% 21.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,148 589,085
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.4% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 49.3% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.7% 16.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.7% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.0% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 5.9% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,593 $28,224,000 57.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,407 $4,139,000 8.5%
Staff $656 $1,929,000 4.0%
General Administration $574 $1,689,000 3.5%
School Administration $982 $2,889,000 5.9%
Operation $1,818 $5,349,000 11.0%
Transportation $709 $2,085,000 4.3%
Other $336 $988,000 2.0%
Total Support $6,481 $19,068,000 39.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $516 $1,519,000 3.1%
Total Expenditures $16,591 $48,811,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,878 $1,719,893,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,292 $225,026,000 6.4%
Staff $1,010 $175,940,000 5.0%
General Administration $623 $108,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $933 $162,369,000 4.6%
Operation $2,119 $368,955,000 10.4%
Transportation $758 $131,925,000 3.7%
Other $247 $43,075,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,983 $1,215,777,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $602,867,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $20,323 $3,538,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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