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Camden-Rockport Middle School

34 Knowlton Street, Camden, ME 04843 · (207) 236-7805 · Knox County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Maine public middle schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
348
Middle
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 364
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
85 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 57722%
Grade 69628%
Grade 78324%
Grade 89226%
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
32894%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
19155%
Female
15745%

School pathway

Feeds from
Camden-Rockport Elementary SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within RSU 28/MSAD 28. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
82.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
61.0%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 →

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Camden-Rockport Middle School this school34824.4%N/A
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45523.3%N/A
Reeds Brook Middle School
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30422.0%N/A
Hermon Middle School
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31928.5%N/A
Marshwood Middle School
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49020.0%N/A
Freeport Middle School
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28822.2%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 Camden-Rockport Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Maine
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#11 of 74
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
82.3%#6 of 80
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#41 of 85
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.0:1#14 of 67
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.1%#61 of 67
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
24.4%#69 of 82
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.9%#41 of 51
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 2024-25
Enrollment
348
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534834.910.0:124% (85)
2023-2435734.410.4:118% (66)
2022-2335834.410.4:115% (53)
2020-213873411.4:118% (69)
2017-183703510.6:125% (93)
2015-163603310.9:121% (77)
2010-113493210.9:123% (82)
2000-014003411.8:114% (55)
1990-912891717.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camden-Rockport Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (370 to 348); teachers unchanged (35 to 34.9).

About Camden-Rockport Middle School

The public middle school Camden-Rockport Middle School is located in Camden, Maine. The school counts 348 students across grades 5 through 8.

Camden-Rockport Middle School is one of 2 schools in RSU 28/MSAD 28, which enrolls 688 students in total.

White students make up 94% of enrollment at Camden-Rockport Middle School. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial. The White share in Knox County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

A ratio of 10.0:1 comes from the school's 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 11.2:1 average for middle schools in Maine. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 24% in 2024-25. That is 19 points below the 43% average for public schools in Knox County.

The allk12 Grade for Camden-Rockport Middle School is A. Compared with Maine public middle schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

County data help place the school in context: in Knox County, the median household income is $74,096, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Knox County has 21 public schools and roughly 4,217 students.

Of nearby public schools, Camden-Rockport Elementary School is the closest, at about 2.0 miles. Camden-Rockport Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles.

Camden-Rockport Middle School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.

Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Camden-Rockport Middle School had 387 students, to 2024-25, when it had 348. Students per teacher fell from 11.4 in 2020-21 to 10.0 in 2024-25.

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Knox County at a glance

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Population
41,003
Census ACS
Median income
$74,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,217 students

Quick facts

School name
Camden-Rockport Middle School
District
RSU 28/MSAD 28
Address
34 Knowlton Street, Camden, ME 04843
Phone
(207) 236-7805
County
Knox County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
85 (24%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
231113000412
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Camden-Rockport Middle School
How large is Camden-Rockport Middle School?
Camden-Rockport Middle School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 05-08.
Is Camden-Rockport Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Camden-Rockport Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Camden-Rockport Middle School have?
Camden-Rockport Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camden-Rockport Middle School?
At Camden-Rockport Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Camden-Rockport Middle School?
Camden-Rockport Middle School is overseen by RSU 28/MSAD 28 in Knox County.
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