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Madawaska Middle/High School

135 Seventh AVE, Madawaska, ME 04756 · (207) 728-3371 · Aroostook County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Maine public high 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 high schools

Enrollment
205
High
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 448
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
79 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 62713%
Grade 73618%
Grade 83517%
Grade 92010%
Grade 102613%
Grade 112311%
Grade 123819%
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
17987%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
147%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
42%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
84%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
12159%
Female
8441%

School pathway

Feeds from
Madawaska Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within Madawaska Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
56.5%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
31.2%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 57 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 Madawaska Middle/High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Madawaska Middle/High School this school20538.5%N/A
Old Orchard Beach High School
Old Orchard Beach
18636.6%N/A
Maine Arts Academy School
Augusta
24540.8%N/A
Monmouth Academy
Monmouth
19228.6%N/A
Sumner Memorial High School
Sullivan
21450.5%N/A
Oak Hill High School
Wales
40847.5%N/A
Matched among Maine high 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 Madawaska Middle/High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Aroostook County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.2%#69 of 73N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.5%#42 of 67#7 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
205#86 of 114#7 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#17 of 86#2 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.1%#31 of 86#4 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.5%#73 of 106#9 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.0%#29 of 51N/A
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
205
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520518.511.1:139% (79)
2023-2421219.810.7:134% (73)
2022-2318118.59.8:134% (62)
2020-211981612.4:141% (82)
2017-1821817.412.5:149% (106)
2015-162301713.5:139% (90)
2010-112972312.9:140% (118)
2000-014523313.7:129% (132)
1990-915263813.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madawaska Middle/High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (218 to 205); teachers up 6% (17.4 to 18.5).

About Madawaska Middle/High School

Madawaska Middle/High School is a high school located in Madawaska, Maine, in Aroostook County. Federal data show 205 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Maine enroll around 448, and this school is 54% below that mark.

Across its 2 schools, Madawaska Public Schools enrolls 367 students. Madawaska Middle/High School is one of those schools.

The share of students at Madawaska Middle/High School who are White is 87%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.

Its ratio of 11.1:1 is based on 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Maine have an average ratio of 11.9:1. In all, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Aroostook County average 57%.

On the allk12 Grade, Madawaska Middle/High School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Maine public high schools.

In the surrounding county, Aroostook County, the median household earns about $56,700 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Madawaska Middle/High School, Aroostook County has 42 public schools.

A public school about 1.2 miles away, Madawaska Elementary School, is the closest to Madawaska Middle/High School. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3.

Madawaska Middle/High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.

In 2020-21, Madawaska Middle/High School enrolled 198 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 205. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).

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Aroostook County at a glance

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Population
67,058
Census ACS
Median income
$56,700
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
8,529 students

Quick facts

School name
Madawaska Middle/High School
District
Madawaska Public Schools
Address
135 Seventh AVE, Madawaska, ME 04756
Phone
(207) 728-3371
County
Aroostook County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
205
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
79 (39%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
230780000214
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Madawaska Middle/High School
What is the total enrollment at Madawaska Middle/High School?
Madawaska Middle/High School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Madawaska Middle/High School serve?
Madawaska Middle/High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Madawaska Middle/High School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Madawaska Middle/High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madawaska Middle/High School?
At Madawaska Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Madawaska Middle/High School public or private?
Madawaska Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madawaska Public Schools.
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