Messalonskee Middle School

Messalonskee Middle School is one of the moderately sized 6-8 campuss in Oakland, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 18, with 495 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 364 students each, so Messalonskee Middle School sits 36% above that benchmark.

Within RSU 18, which oversees 8 schools and 2,554 students, Messalonskee Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Messalonskee Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Kennebec County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Messalonskee Middle School records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 11.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kennebec County) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,077 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Messalonskee Middle School is one of 53 public schools in Kennebec County (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students).

The closest other public school is Williams Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Messalonskee Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Messalonskee Middle School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 495).

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