Enrollment
154
Middle
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 26·NCES 231477800297
Orono Middle School
10 Goodridge Drive, Orono, ME 04473 · (207) 866-2350 · Penobscot County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Maine public middle schools
- ATest 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
9.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
60 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 6 | 50 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 40% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Orono Middle School→Orono High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 26. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.4%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
47.0%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 76 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 Orono Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orono Middle School this school | 154 | 39.0% | N/A |
| Loranger Memorial School Old Orchard Beach | 251 | 41.8% | N/A |
| William S. Cohen School Bangor | 372 | 35.5% | N/A |
| Shapleigh School Kittery | 357 | 24.4% | N/A |
| Winslow Junior High School Winslow | 178 | 46.1% | N/A |
| Jordan-Small Middle School Raymond | 181 | 31.5% | 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 Orono Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #24 of 74 | #5 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #11 of 80 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #76 of 85 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #49 of 82 | #7 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
154
+9 (+6%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 133
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 154 | 15.6 | 9.9:1 | 39% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 15.1 | 9.6:1 | 32% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 14.6 | 10.6:1 | 27% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 15 | 9.7:1 | 30% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 14.4 | 11.4:1 | 28% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 13 | 10.8:1 | 23% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 13 | 10.2:1 | 27% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orono Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (164 to 154); teachers up 8% (14.4 to 15.6).
About Orono Middle School
Families in Orono, Maine, are served by Orono Middle School, a small middle school. Enrollment totals 154 students across grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Maine enroll around 364, and this school is 58% below that mark.
RSU 26 is made up of 3 schools with 827 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Orono Middle School is 82% White. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 9 points below the 92% share among Penobscot County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
Its ratio of 9.9:1 is based on 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Maine average 11.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. Across public schools in Penobscot County, the average is 48%.
Orono Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Maine public middle schools.
In Penobscot County, home to about 154,710 people, median household income comes to about $66,356, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 69 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,646, Orono Middle School among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Orono Middle School from the closest public school, Orono High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 145 in 2020-21 to 154 in 2024-25.
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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 26
- Orono High SchoolHigh · 337 students
- Asa C Adams SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Orono
- Orono High SchoolHigh · 337 students
- Asa C Adams SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other Orono Middle schools
One other US public school is named Orono Middle. Orono Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ORONO MIDDLELONG LAKE, MN · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Orono High School0.1 mi · 337
- Asa C Adams School0.1 mi · 336
- Old Town Elementary School3.0 mi · 488
- Leonard Middle School3.6 mi · 278
- Veazie Community School3.6 mi · 167
- Viola Rand Sch3.7 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About Orono Middle SchoolHow large is Orono Middle School?
Orono Middle School enrolls approximately 154 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Orono Middle School serve?
Orono Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Orono Middle School have?
Orono Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
How diverse is Orono Middle School?
Orono Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Orono Middle School in?
Orono Middle School is part of RSU 26.
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