Telstar Middle School

Telstar Middle School, a small intermediate school in Bethel, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 44/MSAD 44, works with 155 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 57% smaller than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 364 students.

RSU 44/MSAD 44 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 664 students. Telstar Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Telstar Middle School records that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Oxford County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.2:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Oxford County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Oxford County put median household income runs about $60,173, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Oxford County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,913 students), Telstar Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Telstar High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Telstar Middle School.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 178 students in 2018 compared to 155 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Telstar Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.