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Sacopee Valley Middle School

137 South Hiram Road, Hiram, ME 04041 · (207) 625-2450 · Oxford County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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

Enrollment
354
Middle
DISTRICT 326 · STATE 364
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
201 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 47321%
Grade 57020%
Grade 67220%
Grade 77922%
Grade 86017%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
33093%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
20157%
Female
15343%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Sacopee Valley Middle School→Sacopee Valley High Sch
Feeds from
Sacopee Valley Elementary SchoolPK–03
Based on grade levels within RSU 55/MSAD 55. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
70.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
44.6%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 →

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33060.6%N/A
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50854.1%N/A
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38050.8%N/A
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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 Sacopee Valley Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Maine
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
44.6%#28 of 74
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.9%#18 of 80
Enrollment
ranked largest first
354#40 of 85
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#45 of 67
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.9%#56 of 67
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
56.8%#21 of 82
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.8%#32 of 51
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 2024-25
Enrollment
354
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253543011.8:157% (201)
2023-243262911.2:162% (202)
2022-233572912.3:155% (197)
2020-213383011.3:161% (207)
2017-1838829.513.2:162% (242)
2015-163912814.0:161% (239)
2010-113842614.8:155% (212)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sacopee Valley Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (388 to 354); teachers up 2% (29.5 to 30).

About Sacopee Valley Middle School

Sacopee Valley Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Hiram, Maine, under RSU 55/MSAD 55. The school counts 354 students across grades 4 through 8.

Sacopee Valley Middle School is one school in RSU 55/MSAD 55, a system of 3 schools with 979 students.

White students make up 93% of enrollment at Sacopee Valley Middle School. Next come 4% multiracial. The White share in Oxford County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reported 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.8:1. That is close to the 11.2:1 average for middle schools in Maine. Eligible students account for 57% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.

allk12 grades Sacopee Valley Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Maine public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.

Federal survey data for Oxford County show that the median household income is $60,173, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Oxford County is home to 33 public schools and about 7,913 public school students.

The closest public school, Sacopee Valley High Sch, is less than a tenth of a mile from Sacopee Valley Middle School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal data show a 5% enrollment rise, from 338 in 2020-21 to 354 in 2024-25.

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Oxford County at a glance

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Population
59,255
Census ACS
Median income
$60,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
7,913 students

Quick facts

School name
Sacopee Valley Middle School
District
RSU 55/MSAD 55
Address
137 South Hiram Road, Hiram, ME 04041
Phone
(207) 625-2450
County
Oxford County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–08
Total enrollment
354
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
201 (57%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
231419001057
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in RSU 55/MSAD 55
Other schools in Hiram
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Frequently asked questions

About Sacopee Valley Middle School
How many students attend Sacopee Valley Middle School?
Sacopee Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Sacopee Valley Middle School serve?
Sacopee Valley Middle School serves grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Sacopee Valley Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Sacopee Valley Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sacopee Valley Middle School?
At Sacopee Valley Middle School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sacopee Valley Middle School in?
Sacopee Valley Middle School is part of RSU 55/MSAD 55.
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