Saco Middle School
40 Buxton Rd
Saco ME, 04072, York County
Phone: 207-282-4181
Ranking: 
(213 out of 407, bottom 48%)*
(213 out of 407, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Regional School Unit 23
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 57 | |||||
| Total Students: | 702 | 728 | 775 | 767 | 750 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 236 | 33.6% | 211 | 29.0% | 254 | 32.8% | 249 | 32.5% | 250 | 33.3% |
| Grade 7: | 212 | 30.2% | 253 | 34.8% | 256 | 33.0% | 259 | 33.8% | 259 | 34.5% |
| Grade 8: | 254 | 36.2% | 264 | 36.3% | 265 | 34.2% | 259 | 33.8% | 241 | 32.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 367 | 52.3% | 387 | 53.2% | 417 | 53.8% | 407 | 53.1% | 400 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 335 | 47.7% | 341 | 46.8% | 358 | 46.2% | 360 | 46.9% | 342 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 22 | 3.1% | 21 | 2.9% | 19 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.1% | 12 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 16 | 2.3% | 19 | 2.6% | 19 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 2.9% |
| White: | 648 | 92.3% | 673 | 92.4% | 725 | 93.5% | 716 | 93.4% | 699 | 93.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 40 | 5.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 27.5% | 207 | 28.4% | 62 | 8.0% | 217 | 28.3% | 177 | 23.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 4.7% | 25 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 49 | 6.4% | 49 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.30 | 12.26 | 13.90 | 13.27 | 13.13 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 64% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 71% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 56% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 61% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 76% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Saco Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.