The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Philip W Sugg Middle School
Philip W Sugg Middle School serves grades six through eight in Lisbon Falls, Maine, as part of Lisbon Public Schools. It is a traditional public middle school, not a charter or magnet, and its enrollment is modest for its grade band, with students distributed fairly evenly across the three grades. The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school did not report individualized education program or English learner figures, so those population sizes are not available here.
On Maine's Through Year Assessment, the most recent results show a real split across subjects. English language arts is the strongest area, with a solid majority of tested students reaching proficiency. Science sits in the middle, with under half of students proficient. Math is the soft spot, with fewer than a third of students meeting the proficiency bar. Participation was very high across all three subjects, so the results reflect nearly the full student body rather than a partial sample. A parent considering this school may want to look into the math program and support structures further with the school, particularly given the gap between ELA and math outcomes. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether these results represent a shift or a longer-standing pattern. Average scale scores were also not reported.
Lisbon Falls sits in Androscoggin County, and the housing market here is relatively affordable when compared with Maine as a whole and with national figures. Home values in the school's zip code area run below the state benchmark and modestly below the national one, and the price-to-income ratio sits at a level that suggests buying a home is within reach for more households than in many parts of the state. The local market has seen only slight recent appreciation. Rent data was not available for this area. Broader economic conditions show a national unemployment rate that has held steady, and mortgage rates that have fluctuated within a narrow band in recent months. Public reporting on the district did not turn up confirmed referendum outcomes, curriculum overhauls, property-tax shifts, or other policy changes that would clear a lasting-impact threshold, so there is little to relay on that front. The search also did not surface specific locale details about Lisbon Falls itself, so community character is left to what a family can gather from a visit or from local sources.
The school's governance, Title I status, discipline data, course access, staffing, attendance, and locale classification were all either missing or not reported in the data provided. Civil rights data was not available, and there was no neighbor comparison or program listing to draw from. These gaps mean the picture here is built mainly from enrollment, demographics, assessment results, and housing context.
What the available data suggests is a small, fairly homogeneous middle school where reading is a genuine strength, science is middling, and math is an area of concern worth asking about. The housing market in the surrounding area is approachable by Maine standards, which may matter to families weighing a move into the district. The absence of trend data, program details, staffing information, and school environment measures limits how fully a parent can assess this school from the data alone, so direct outreach to the school would help fill in what is missing.
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