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What tradition at Gorham Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
718
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230606000688
Gorham Middle School
106 Weeks Road, Gorham, ME 04038 · (207) 222-1220 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL718 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Maine public middle schools
- A-Test 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
13.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
171 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 249 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Gorham Middle School→Gorham High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gorham Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
52.8%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 Gorham Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorham Middle School this school | 718 | 23.8% | N/A |
| Windham Middle School Windham | 571 | 30.5% | N/A |
| York Middle School York | 482 | 21.4% | N/A |
| Marshwood Middle School Eliot | 490 | 20.0% | N/A |
| Middle School of the Kennebunks Kennebunk | 470 | 17.2% | N/A |
| Wells Junior High School Wells | 455 | 23.3% | 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 Gorham Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #15 of 74 | #7 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #17 of 80 | #7 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #4 of 85 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #64 of 67 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #20 of 67 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #71 of 82 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #5 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
718
+105 (+17%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 618
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 718 | 52.2 | 13.8:1 | 24% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 48.5 | 13.8:1 | 8% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 641 | 49.5 | 12.9:1 | 18% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 49 | 12.5:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 38.9 | 17.3:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 21% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 21% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gorham Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (673 to 718); teachers up 34% (38.9 to 52.2).
About Gorham Middle School
Families in Gorham, Maine, are served by Gorham Middle School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 718 students. For comparison, middle schools in Maine average about 364 students.
Gorham Public Schools has 5 schools and 2,830 students, and Gorham Middle School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Gorham Middle School, 85%, are White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 86% White share among all Cumberland County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Gorham Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Gorham Middle School operates with 52.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Maine average 11.2:1. About 24% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 34% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 10 points higher.
allk12 grades Gorham Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Maine public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Cumberland County, median household income is about $95,677, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cumberland County number 99 and enroll about 38,224.
Of nearby public schools, Gorham High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Gorham Middle School went from 613 students to 718. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.5:1 to 13.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gorham Public Schools
- Gorham High SchoolHigh · 812 students
- Narragansett Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Great Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Village Elementary School-GorhamElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Gorham
- Gorham High SchoolHigh · 812 students
- Narragansett Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Great Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Village Elementary School-GorhamElementary · 392 students
Other Gorham Middle schools
One other US public school is named Gorham Middle. Gorham Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Gorham Middle SchoolGorham, NH · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Gorham High School0.7 mi · 812
- Village Elementary School-Gorham0.9 mi · 392
- Narragansett Elementary School1.6 mi · 479
- Saccarappa School3.4 mi · 396
- Oxford-Cumberland Canal School4.4 mi · 188
- Congin School4.4 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About Gorham Middle SchoolHow many students attend Gorham Middle School?
Gorham Middle School enrolls approximately 718 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gorham Middle School serve?
Gorham Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gorham Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Gorham Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Gorham Middle School?
Student demographics at Gorham Middle School are roughly 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gorham Middle School?
Gorham Middle School is overseen by Gorham Public Schools in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.