Enrollment
203
Middle
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 22·NCES 231481500030
Samuel L Wagner Middle School
19 Williams Way, Winterport, ME 04496 · (207) 223-4309 · Waldo County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Maine public middle schools
- B+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
11.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
87 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 5 | 49 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 31% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Samuel L Wagner Middle School→Hampden Academy
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 22. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
49.3%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 Samuel L Wagner Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel L Wagner Middle School this school | 203 | 42.9% | N/A |
| Caravel Middle School Carmel | 204 | 38.7% | N/A |
| Holbrook School Holden | 178 | 37.1% | N/A |
| Philip W Sugg Middle School Lisbon Falls | 278 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Telstar Middle School Bethel | 155 | 51.0% | N/A |
| Bruce M Whittier Middle School Poland | 272 | 38.6% | 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 Samuel L Wagner Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #22 of 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #23 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #67 of 85 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #48 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #64 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #46 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #15 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 2024-25Enrollment
203
-34 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 203 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 43% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 15.7 | 12.6:1 | 43% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 47% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 18.8 | 12.9:1 | 45% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 15 | 16.2:1 | 50% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuel L Wagner Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (243 to 203); teachers down 10% (18.8 to 17).
About Samuel L Wagner Middle School
Federal records list Samuel L Wagner Middle School as a middle school in Winterport, Maine. The school teaches grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 203 students. The school is 44% below the average for middle schools in Maine.
Samuel L Wagner Middle School is among 7 schools run by RSU 22, which serves 2,169 students.
Of every 100 students at Samuel L Wagner Middle School, about 95 are White. The remaining students are 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Waldo County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
With 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.9:1. Statewide, middle schools in Maine average 11.2:1. Roughly 43% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Waldo County report 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Samuel L Wagner Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Maine public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Waldo County, median household income comes to about $72,782, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 27, with about 3,843 students.
Among nearby public schools, Leroy H Smith School is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles.
Samuel L Wagner Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Samuel L Wagner Middle School had a net loss of 34 students, or 14%. By 2024-25, the school had 11.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.2 in 2020-21.
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Waldo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,192
Census ACS
Median income
$72,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
3,843 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 22
- Hampden AcademyHigh · 767 students
- George B Weatherbee SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Reeds Brook Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
- Leroy H Smith SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Earl C McGraw SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Newburgh Elementary SchoolElementary · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Leroy H Smith School0.4 mi · 260
- G Herbert Jewett School5.5 mi · 98
- Miles Lane School5.5 mi · 316
- Bucksport Middle School5.6 mi · 292
- Bucksport High School5.6 mi · 361
- Center Drive School6.7 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Samuel L Wagner Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Samuel L Wagner Middle School?
Samuel L Wagner Middle School enrolls approximately 203 students in grades 05-08.
Is Samuel L Wagner Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Samuel L Wagner Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Samuel L Wagner Middle School have?
Samuel L Wagner Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Samuel L Wagner Middle School?
Student demographics at Samuel L Wagner Middle School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Samuel L Wagner Middle School public or private?
Samuel L Wagner Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 22.
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