Enrollment
354
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 79/MSAD 01·NCES 231086000372
Presque Isle Middle School
569 Skyway St, Presque Isle, ME 04769 · (207) 764-4474 · Aroostook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Maine public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
190 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 119 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 33% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Presque Isle Middle School→Presque Isle High School
Based on grade levels within RSU 79/MSAD 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.7%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
35.2%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 Presque Isle Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Middle School this school | 354 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Lake Region Middle School Naples | 390 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Oceanside Middle School Thomaston | 307 | 52.1% | N/A |
| Bucksport Middle School Bucksport | 292 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Warsaw Middle School Pittsfield | 259 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Bath Middle School Bath | 317 | 47.3% | 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 Presque Isle Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #51 of 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #56 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #39 of 85 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #61 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #23 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #28 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #13 of 14 |
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
354
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 354 | 26.7 | 13.3:1 | 54% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 27.2 | 13.0:1 | 50% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 27.7 | 13.3:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 44% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 21.6 | 16.3:1 | 50% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 52% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 47% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 35% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Presque Isle Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (353 to 354); teachers up 24% (21.6 to 26.7).
About Presque Isle Middle School
Presque Isle Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has 354 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Within RSU 79/MSAD 01, Presque Isle Middle School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,670 students.
Roughly 86% of students at Presque Isle Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 5% Native American, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Presque Isle Middle School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher. Middle schools in Maine average 11.2:1, 2.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Presque Isle Middle School, 54% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Aroostook County is close, at 57%.
Among Maine public middle schools, Presque Isle Middle School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Aroostook County show that the median household earns about $56,700 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Aroostook County, 42 public schools serve about 8,529 students.
Presque Isle High School sits about 1.7 miles from Presque Isle Middle School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 6% decline took enrollment from 378 in 2020-21 to 354 in 2024-25.
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Aroostook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,058
Census ACS
Median income
$56,700
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
8,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 79/MSAD 01
- Presque Isle High SchoolHigh · 474 students
- Pine Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Eva Hoyt Zippel SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- Presque Isle Reg Career & Tech CtrElementary
Other schools in Presque Isle
- Presque Isle High SchoolHigh · 474 students
- Pine Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 325 students
- Eva Hoyt Zippel SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Presque Isle Reg Career & Tech CtrElementary
Nearby schools
- Presque Isle High School1.7 mi · 474
- Eva Hoyt Zippel School1.7 mi · 289
- Pine Street Elementary School2.2 mi · 325
- Mapleton Elementary School5.7 mi · 228
- Easton Junior-Senior High Sch7.3 mi · 93
- Easton Elementary School7.5 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Presque Isle Middle SchoolHow large is Presque Isle Middle School?
Presque Isle Middle School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Presque Isle Middle School serve?
Presque Isle Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Presque Isle Middle School have?
Presque Isle Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Presque Isle Middle School?
Presque Isle Middle School reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Presque Isle Middle School?
Presque Isle Middle School is overseen by RSU 79/MSAD 01 in Aroostook County.
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