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Enrollment
710
Middle
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTBROOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 231356000624
Westbrook Middle School
471 Stroudwater Street, Westbrook, ME 04092 · (207) 854-0830 · Cumberland County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
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
5
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 | 176 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 169 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 26% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Westbrook Middle School→Westbrook High School
Based on grade levels within Westbrook Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish 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 →
Schools most like Westbrook Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Middle School this school | 710 | 69.0% | N/A |
| Biddeford Middle School Biddeford | 542 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Lincoln Middle School Portland | 382 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Lyman Moore Middle School Portland | 470 | 47.2% | N/A |
| South Portland Middle School South Portland | 807 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Auburn Middle School Auburn | 499 | 64.3% | 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 Westbrook Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #55 of 74 | #15 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #69 of 80 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #6 of 85 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #39 of 67 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #6 of 67 | #5 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #6 of 82 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #29 of 51 | #9 of 12 |
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
710
-61 (-8%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 710 | 62 | 11.4:1 | 69% (490) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 60 | 11.8:1 | 64% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 61 | 12.0:1 | 62% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 60 | 12.8:1 | 60% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 60.1 | 13.1:1 | 61% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 55 | 13.5:1 | 59% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 51 | 10.7:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 33% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westbrook Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (787 to 710); teachers up 3% (60.1 to 62).
About Westbrook Middle School
Westbrook Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Westbrook, Maine, in Cumberland County. It teaches 710 students in grades 5 through 8. It has 95% more students than the average for middle schools in Maine (about 364).
Westbrook Middle School belongs to Westbrook Public Schools, a district of 5 schools and 2,348 students.
Federal enrollment data show Westbrook Middle School is 62% White. Next come 23% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
On staff are 62 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. The average for middle schools in Maine is about 11.2:1. About 69% of students at Westbrook Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Cumberland County average 34%.
In Cumberland County, the median household earns about $95,677 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Cumberland County has 99 public schools with about 38,224 students, including Westbrook Middle School.
Westbrook Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Oxford-Cumberland Canal School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Westbrook Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
In 2020-21, Westbrook Middle School enrolled 771 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 710. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.4:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Westbrook Public Schools
- Westbrook High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Saccarappa SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Congin SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Oxford-Cumberland Canal SchoolElementary · 188 students
- Westbrook Regional Technology CtrElementary
Other schools in Westbrook
- Westbrook High SchoolHigh · 719 students
- Saccarappa SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Congin SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Oxford-Cumberland Canal SchoolElementary · 188 students
- Westbrook Regional Technology CtrElementary
Other Westbrook Middle schools
One other US public school is named Westbrook Middle. Westbrook Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Westbrook Middle SchoolWestbrook, CT · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Oxford-Cumberland Canal School0.6 mi · 188
- Westbrook High School0.7 mi · 719
- Saccarappa School1.5 mi · 396
- Amanda C Rowe School1.9 mi · 470
- Congin School1.9 mi · 335
- Arthur R. Gould Sch--LCYDC2.6 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Westbrook Middle SchoolHow 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.
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