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Enrollment
695
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 18·NCES 231477900705
Messalonskee High School
131 Messalonskee High Drive, Oakland, ME 04963 · (207) 465-7381 · Kennebec County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Maine public high schools
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
251 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 179 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 184 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 23% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Based on grade levels within RSU 18. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
46.7%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 Messalonskee High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messalonskee High School this school | 695 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Leavitt Area High School Turner | 563 | 35.0% | N/A |
| Mt Ararat High School Topsham | 732 | 30.7% | N/A |
| Hermon High School Hermon | 567 | 30.7% | N/A |
| Bonny Eagle High School Standish | 1,027 | 34.1% | N/A |
| Poland Regional H S Poland | 506 | 35.0% | 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 Messalonskee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Kennebec County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #38 of 73 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #24 of 67 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #22 of 114 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #73 of 86 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #53 of 86 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #77 of 106 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #24 of 51 | #5 of 6 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
695
-43 (-6%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 695 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 36% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 26% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 51.6 | 14.1:1 | 25% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 26% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 55.9 | 13.4:1 | 34% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 36% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 811 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 25% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Messalonskee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (749 to 695); teachers down 12% (55.9 to 49).
About Messalonskee High School
Federal records list Messalonskee High School as a high school in Oakland, Maine. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 695 students. That is 55% bigger than the average of about 448 students for high schools in Maine.
RSU 18 is made up of 8 schools with 2,554 students in all.
Roughly 92% of students at Messalonskee High School are White. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Kennebec County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Messalonskee High School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 49 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. High schools in Maine average 11.9:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 45% for public schools in Kennebec County.
Among Maine public high schools, Messalonskee High School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Kennebec County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $69,077, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 53 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,649, Messalonskee High School among them.
Messalonskee High School's closest public school neighbor is Messalonskee Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Messalonskee High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Messalonskee High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 6% decline took enrollment from 738 in 2020-21 to 695 in 2024-25.
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Kennebec County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
126,808
Census ACS
Median income
$69,077
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
15,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 18
- Messalonskee Middle SchoolMiddle · 495 students
- James H Bean SchoolElementary · 300 students
- China Primary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Belgrade Central SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Ralph M Atwood Primary SchoolElementary · 194 students
Other schools in Oakland
- Messalonskee Middle SchoolMiddle · 495 students
- Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Ralph M Atwood Primary SchoolElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Messalonskee Middle School0.3 mi · 495
- Williams Elementary School0.4 mi · 222
- Ralph M Atwood Primary School0.6 mi · 194
- Waterville Junior High School3.3 mi · 325
- Waterville Senior High School3.6 mi · 529
- Albert S Hall School4.0 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Messalonskee High SchoolHow many students attend Messalonskee High School?
Messalonskee High School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades 09-12.
Is Messalonskee High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Messalonskee High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Messalonskee High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Messalonskee High School is approximately 14.2:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Messalonskee High School?
At Messalonskee High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Messalonskee High School public or private?
Messalonskee High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 18.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.