Memorial Middle School
120 Wescott Rd
South Portland ME, 04106, Cumberland County
Phone: 207-773-5629
Ranking: 
(238 out of 407, bottom 42%)*
(238 out of 407, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: South Portland
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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 418 | 396 | 376 | 358 | 353 | 364 | 363 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 140 | 33.5% | 144 | 36.4% | 125 | 33.2% | 125 | 34.9% | 120 | 34.0% | 110 | 30.2% | 128 | 35.3% |
| Grade 7: | 144 | 34.4% | 130 | 32.8% | 123 | 32.7% | 123 | 34.4% | 107 | 30.3% | 136 | 37.4% | 110 | 30.3% |
| Grade 8: | 134 | 32.1% | 122 | 30.8% | 128 | 34.0% | 110 | 30.7% | 126 | 35.7% | 118 | 32.4% | 125 | 34.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 221 | 52.9% | 203 | 51.3% | 188 | 50.0% | 169 | 47.2% | 174 | 49.3% | 193 | 53.0% | 188 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 197 | 47.1% | 193 | 48.7% | 188 | 50.0% | 189 | 52.8% | 171 | 48.4% | 163 | 44.8% | 171 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 4.3% | 15 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.8% | 25 | 7.1% | 22 | 6.0% | 21 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 6.7% | 17 | 4.3% | 17 | 4.5% | 22 | 6.1% | 21 | 5.9% | 13 | 3.6% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 27 | 6.5% | 23 | 5.8% | 18 | 4.8% | 19 | 5.3% | 22 | 6.2% | 26 | 7.1% | 16 | 4.4% |
| White: | 326 | 78.0% | 321 | 81.1% | 305 | 81.1% | 283 | 79.1% | 285 | 80.7% | 301 | 82.7% | 321 | 88.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.1% | 20 | 5.1% | 23 | 6.1% | 21 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 31.8% | 113 | 28.5% | 16 | 4.3% | 138 | 38.5% | 136 | 38.5% | 96 | 26.4% | 80 | 22.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 5.3% | 28 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 22 | 6.1% | 19 | 5.4% | 24 | 6.6% | 20 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.55 | 11.72 | 11.45 | 11.05 | 10.80 | 10.80 | 8.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | N/A | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 44% | 54% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 70% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 47% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 52% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 53% | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 69% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 73% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 45% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 51% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 51% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 45% | 53% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 71% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 66% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 62% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 48% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 57% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58% | 65% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 64% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 72% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 67% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 60% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 46% | 59% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 68% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 76% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 55% | 53% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 53% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 93.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,850.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,866.0 |
* Memorial 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.