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Does Nokomis Regional Middle School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
524
Middle
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 19·NCES 231478523181
Nokomis Regional Middle School
291 Williams Road Suite 1, Newport, ME 04953 · (207) 355-3600 · Penobscot County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Maine public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
300 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 27% |
Student demographics
12%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
Students here typically continue to
Nokomis Regional Middle School→Nokomis Regional High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
31.4%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 50 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 Nokomis Regional Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nokomis Regional Middle School this school | 524 | 57.3% | N/A |
| Mt Blue Middle School Farmington | 508 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Lake Region Middle School Naples | 390 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Sacopee Valley Middle School Hiram | 354 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Oxford Hills Middle School Paris | 479 | 53.4% | N/A |
| Oak Hill Middle School Sabattus | 380 | 50.8% | 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 Nokomis Regional Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #62 of 74 | #9 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #78 of 80 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #14 of 85 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #37 of 67 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #58 of 67 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #20 of 82 | #3 of 12 |
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
524
-49 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 524 | 45.9 | 11.4:1 | 57% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 45.5 | 11.6:1 | 47% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 45% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 44 | 13.0:1 | 57% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nokomis Regional Middle School.
About Nokomis Regional Middle School
Nokomis Regional Middle School is a medium-sized middle school found in Newport, Maine. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 524 students. For comparison, middle schools in Maine average about 364 students.
Nokomis Regional Middle School is in RSU 19, a district with 1,883 students across 5 schools.
The large majority of students at Nokomis Regional Middle School, 94%, are White. Next come 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Nokomis Regional Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
Nokomis Regional Middle School employs 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.4:1. Across middle schools in Maine, the average ratio is about 11.2:1. Nokomis Regional Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 57%. The 48% average for public schools in Penobscot County is 9 points lower.
Measured against Maine public middle schools, Nokomis Regional Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In the county around the school, Penobscot County, median household income is about $66,356, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Nokomis Regional Middle School is among the 69 public schools in Penobscot County.
The closest public school to Nokomis Regional Middle School is Nokomis Regional High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Nokomis Regional Middle School, there are 2 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Nokomis Regional Middle School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 573 to 524 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 13.0:1 to 11.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 19
- Nokomis Regional High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Sebasticook Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Somerset Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Etna-Dixmont SchoolElementary · 185 students
Other schools in Newport
- Nokomis Regional High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Sebasticook Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Nokomis Regional High School0.3 mi · 610
- Sebasticook Valley Elementary School0.4 mi · 333
- Somerset Elementary School7.4 mi · 231
- Warsaw Middle School7.8 mi · 259
- Vickery School7.8 mi · 239
- Manson Park School7.9 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Nokomis Regional Middle SchoolHow many students attend Nokomis Regional Middle School?
Nokomis Regional Middle School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Nokomis Regional Middle School serve?
Nokomis Regional Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nokomis Regional Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nokomis Regional Middle School is approximately 11.4:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nokomis Regional Middle School?
At Nokomis Regional Middle School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Nokomis Regional Middle School?
Nokomis Regional Middle School is overseen by RSU 19 in Penobscot County.
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