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Westbrook Middle School

471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, ME 04092 · (207) 854-0830 · Cumberland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
Enrollment
710
Middle
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 364
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
490 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 48%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 5
176
Grade 6
169
Grade 7
177
Grade 8
188
Student demographics
White
44362%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 85%
Hispanic
477%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4%
Black
16423%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 5%
Asian
335%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1%
Two+
172%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
36451%
Female
34649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Westbrook Middle School→Westbrook High School
Feeds from
Oxford-Cumberland Canal SchoolKG–04Saccarappa SchoolKG–04Congin SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within Westbrook Public Schools. 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
55.6%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
33.1%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
710
-77 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
62%
was 71%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
23%
was 15%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Westbrook Middle School

Westbrook Middle School is a sprawling middle school in Westbrook, Maine, operated by Westbrook Public Schools. The school instructs 710 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 95% bigger than the state mean of about 364.

Westbrook Public Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,348 students; Westbrook Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Westbrook Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 23% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, On paper, Westbrook Middle School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 69% of students at Westbrook Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cumberland County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Cumberland County shows median household income runs about $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cumberland County runs 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), of which Westbrook Middle School is one.

Oxford-Cumberland Canal School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westbrook Middle School has contracted 10%, going from 787 students in 2018 to 710 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 71% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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Cumberland County at a glance

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Population
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students

Quick facts

School name
Westbrook Middle School
District
Westbrook Public Schools
Address
471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, ME 04092
Phone
(207) 854-0830
County
Cumberland County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
710
Teachers (FTE)
62
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
490 (69%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
231356000624
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Westbrook Middle School
How many students attend Westbrook Middle School?
Westbrook Middle School enrolls approximately 710 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Westbrook Middle School serve?
Westbrook Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westbrook Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westbrook Middle School is approximately 11.4:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Westbrook Middle School?
Student demographics at Westbrook Middle School are roughly 62% White, 7% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Westbrook Middle School in?
Westbrook Middle School is part of Westbrook Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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