Enrollment
230
Middle
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 64/MSAD 64·NCES 231444000943
Central Middle School
416 Main Street, Corinth, ME 04427 · (207) 285-3177 · Penobscot County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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
14.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
119 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 6 | 75 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 34% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Central Middle School→Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 64/MSAD 64. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
31.3%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 Central Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 230 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Bucksport Middle School Bucksport | 292 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Oceanside Middle School Thomaston | 307 | 52.1% | N/A |
| Warsaw Middle School Pittsfield | 259 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Oak Hill Middle School Sabattus | 380 | 50.8% | N/A |
| Philip W Sugg Middle School Lisbon Falls | 278 | 46.0% | 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 Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #63 of 74 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #53 of 80 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #65 of 85 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #67 of 67 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #32 of 67 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #36 of 82 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #51 of 51 | #7 of 7 |
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
230
-32 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 230 | 16.1 | 14.3:1 | 52% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 18.8 | 12.1:1 | 48% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 18.4 | 12.7:1 | 44% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 53% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 18.3 | 12.6:1 | 26% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 21 | 10.8:1 | 52% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 48% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 16 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (231 to 230); teachers down 12% (18.3 to 16.1).
About Central Middle School
At 416 Main Street in Corinth, Maine, Central Middle School operates as a small middle-grades school. The school enrolls 230 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Maine) has about 364 students.
District-wide, RSU 64/MSAD 64 has 3 schools and 1,021 students.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Central Middle School. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Penobscot County is about 92% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Central Middle School total 16.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.2:1 average for middle schools in Maine. The school counts 119 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 52%.
allk12 grades Central Middle School a C. The grade compares the school only with Maine public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Penobscot County census figures show that the median household income is $66,356, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Penobscot County is home to 69 public schools and about 18,646 public school students.
The closest public school to Central Middle School is Central High School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 262 in 2020-21 to 230 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Penobscot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,710
Census ACS
Median income
$66,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
18,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 64/MSAD 64
- Central Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 303 students
Other schools in Corinth
- Central Community Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 303 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 48th largest of the 50.
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
- Central Middle SchoolWESLACO, TX · 1,060 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST MELBOURNE, FL · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.1 mi · 303
- Central Community Elementary School1.5 mi · 488
- Suzanne M Smith Elementary School9.4 mi · 222
- Glenburn Elementary School10.0 mi · 381
- Caravel Middle School10.8 mi · 204
- Ridge View Community School12.5 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolHow large is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 06-08.
Is Central Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Central Middle School have?
Central Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Middle School?
At Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Central Middle School public or private?
Central Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 64/MSAD 64.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.