Freeport Middle School

Freeport Middle School is a 6-8 campus of compact scale in Freeport, Maine, overseen by RSU 05, enrolling 288 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 364 students.

Within RSU 05, which oversees 6 schools and 2,001 students, Freeport Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Freeport Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder reads as 5% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cumberland County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Freeport Middle School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Cumberland County's rate of about 34%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cumberland County shows median household income runs about $95,677, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Freeport Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Morse Street School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Freeport Middle School's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 356 (now 288). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Freeport Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.