Auburn Middle School

Set in Auburn, Maine, Auburn Middle School is a mid-sized junior high, part of Auburn Public Schools. It hosts 499 students across grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 364 students each, so Auburn Middle School sits 37% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Auburn Public Schools (3,241 students total), Auburn Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Auburn Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 14% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Androscoggin County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Auburn Middle School reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Androscoggin County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Androscoggin County put the typical household earns roughly $67,873 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Androscoggin County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,588 students), of which Auburn Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Park Avenue Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Auburn Middle School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 499). White enrollment moved from 84% to 77% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.