Gorham Middle School

Set in Gorham, Maine, Gorham Middle School is a heavily attended middle-grades school, run under Gorham Public Schools. It works with 718 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 97% above the state mean of about 364.

Across the 5 schools in Gorham Public Schools (2,830 students total), Gorham Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Gorham Middle School shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.2:1, putting Gorham Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cumberland County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

In the surrounding community, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,677, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Gorham Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Gorham High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gorham Middle School's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 718). White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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