Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 63/MSAD 63·NCES 231447000721
Holbrook School
202 Kidder Hill Road, Holden, ME 04429 · (207) 843-7769 · Penobscot County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% 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.
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
14.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
66 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 5 | 50 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 26% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 63/MSAD 63. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
55.2%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 Holbrook School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook School this school | 178 | 37.1% | N/A |
| Caravel Middle School Carmel | 204 | 38.7% | N/A |
| Samuel L Wagner Middle School Winterport | 203 | 42.9% | N/A |
| China Middle School China | 170 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Winthrop Middle School Winthrop | 193 | 32.1% | N/A |
| Maranacook Community Middle Sch Readfield | 290 | 34.1% | 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 Holbrook School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #14 of 74 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #12 of 80 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #73 of 85 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #53 of 82 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #3 of 51 | #1 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
178
-34 (-16%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 178 | 12.6 | 14.1:1 | 37% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 19.4 | 8.8:1 | 21% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 18.9 | 10.5:1 | 23% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 31% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 22.1 | 11.5:1 | 40% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 25 | 11.7:1 | 35% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 26% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holbrook School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (254 to 178); teachers down 43% (22.1 to 12.6).
About Holbrook School
Holbrook School sits in Holden, Maine, and is classified as a middle-grades school. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 178 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Maine, the average enrollment is about 364.
RSU 63/MSAD 63 runs 3 schools with a combined 443 students. Holbrook School is one of them.
Holbrook School is 95% White by enrollment. That is in line with Penobscot County, where about 92% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
A staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.1:1. Compared with the 11.2:1 average for middle schools in Maine, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Penobscot County is 48%.
Among Maine public middle schools, Holbrook School outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
For Penobscot County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,356 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Holbrook School, Penobscot County has 69 public schools.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Dedham School, is the closest to Holbrook School. Holbrook School has 2 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Holbrook School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 11.2:1 to 14.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 63/MSAD 63
- Holden SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Eddington SchoolElementary · 116 students
Other Holbrook schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Holbrook. Holbrook School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Holbrook SchoolBOUNTIFUL, UT · 536 students
- Holbrook SchoolHAMTRAMCK, MI · 186 students
Nearby schools
- Dedham School1.3 mi · 167
- Holden School2.3 mi · 149
- Eddington School6.1 mi · 116
- Brewer High School7.3 mi · 690
- Veazie Community School7.5 mi · 167
- Brewer Community School7.9 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About Holbrook SchoolHow large is Holbrook School?
Holbrook School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Holbrook School serve?
Holbrook School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holbrook School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holbrook School is approximately 14.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holbrook School?
At Holbrook School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Holbrook School public or private?
Holbrook School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 63/MSAD 63.
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