Tripp Middle School

Tripp Middle School is a middle school of mid-tier scale in Turner, Maine, overseen by RSU 52/MSAD 52, instructing 326 students in grades 7 through 8.

RSU 52/MSAD 52 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,027 students; Tripp Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tripp Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Tripp Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. The state averages about 11.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Androscoggin County's rate of about 52%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Androscoggin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $67,873, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Androscoggin County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,588 students), of which Tripp Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Turner Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Tripp Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Tripp Middle School's enrollment has grew 16% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 326). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Tripp Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.