Enrollment
272
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 16·NCES 231477500438
Bruce M Whittier Middle School
1457 Maine Street, Poland, ME 04274 · (207) 998-3462 · Androscoggin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Maine public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
105 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 122 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 55% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bruce M Whittier Middle School→Poland Regional H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
36.5%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Bruce M Whittier Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce M Whittier Middle School this school | 272 | 38.6% | N/A |
| Tripp Middle School Turner | 326 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Maranacook Community Middle Sch Readfield | 290 | 34.1% | N/A |
| Caravel Middle School Carmel | 204 | 38.7% | N/A |
| China Middle School China | 170 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Gardiner Regional Middle School Gardiner | 425 | 36.2% | N/A |
Matched among Maine middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bruce M Whittier Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Androscoggin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #48 of 74 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #65 of 80 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #60 of 85 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #35 of 67 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #60 of 67 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #51 of 82 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #7 of 14 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 39% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 35% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 23.4 | 12.0:1 | 36% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 47% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 18.8 | 13.7:1 | 39% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 46% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 14 | 19.0:1 | 39% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce M Whittier Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (257 to 272); teachers up 28% (18.8 to 24).
About Bruce M Whittier Middle School
Bruce M Whittier Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school based in Poland, Maine. It had 272 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Maine enroll about 364 students on average.
RSU 16 is responsible for 5 schools, Bruce M Whittier Middle School included, with 1,671 students in all.
Bruce M Whittier Middle School is 94% White by enrollment. Next come 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Bruce M Whittier Middle School is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.3 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 11.2:1 average for middle schools in Maine. Bruce M Whittier Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 39%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Androscoggin County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Bruce M Whittier Middle School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Maine public middle schools.
The school's county is Androscoggin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,873 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Bruce M Whittier Middle School shares Androscoggin County with 35 other public schools.
Poland Regional H S is less than a tenth of a mile from Bruce M Whittier Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 272, close to the 268 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 11.3:1.
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Androscoggin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,423
Census ACS
Median income
$67,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 16
- Poland Regional H SHigh · 506 students
- Poland Community SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Elm Street School-Mechanic FallsElementary · 241 students
- Minot Consolidated SchoolElementary · 229 students
Other schools in Poland
- Poland Regional H SHigh · 506 students
- Poland Community SchoolElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Poland Regional H S0.0 mi · 506
- Poland Community School1.0 mi · 423
- Elm Street School-Mechanic Falls2.8 mi · 241
- Minot Consolidated School5.2 mi · 229
- Otisfield Community School5.4 mi · 115
- Oxford Elementary School6.0 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Bruce M Whittier Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bruce M Whittier Middle School?
Bruce M Whittier Middle School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Bruce M Whittier Middle School serve?
Bruce M Whittier Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bruce M Whittier Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bruce M Whittier Middle School is approximately 11.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bruce M Whittier Middle School?
Bruce M Whittier Middle School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bruce M Whittier Middle School?
Bruce M Whittier Middle School is overseen by RSU 16 in Androscoggin County.
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