Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School
South Portland, ME · Middle School · Grades 5-8
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School is a middle school in South Portland, ME with 424 students enrolled and a 63% proficiency rate. Part of South Portland Public Schools. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School is a middle school located in South Portland, Maine. The school serves 424 students in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 63% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School is part of the South Portland Public Schools in Maine.
How This School Compares
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School has 424 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in South Portland Public Schools (385 students). Its 63% proficiency rate is 4 percentage points above the district average of 59%. Compared to the Maine state average of 54%, the school performs 8 points higher. With a 11.8:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School has 424 students enrolled in grades 5-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1.
According to EDFacts data, 63% of students at Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Daniel F. Mahoney Middle School is part of the South Portland Public Schools in South Portland, Maine. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.