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Massabesic Middle School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Massabesic Middle School
Massabesic Middle School operates as a substantial junior high in East Waterboro, Maine, operated by RSU 57/MSAD 57. Current enrollment sits at 619 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% bigger than the state mean of about 364.
Across the 7 schools in RSU 57/MSAD 57 (2,867 students total), Massabesic Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Massabesic Middle School lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with York County as a whole.
On the resource side, Massabesic Middle School logs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages about 11.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 44% of students at Massabesic Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (York County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,333 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Massabesic Middle School is one of 61 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students).
Waterboro Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Massabesic Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 683 (now 619).
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