Marshwood Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Eliot, Maine

Marshwood Middle School in Eliot, Maine enrolled 490 students in 2024-25 with 39.6 full-time teachers, 12.4 students per teacher against the Maine middle-school median of 11.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 90% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

472 students in 2022-23, 465 students in 2023-24, 490 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 39.6.

Students enrolled at Marshwood Middle School by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234722023-244652024-25490
Students enrolled at Marshwood Middle School by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234722023-244652024-25490
Students enrolled at Marshwood Middle School by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234722023-244652024-25490
Students enrolled at Marshwood Middle School by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 49002004006002022-234722023-244652024-25490
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347238.512.3
2023-2446539.511.8
2024-2549039.612.4

12.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Maine middle schools

Among the 82 Maine middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 12.4; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 12.4; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 12.4; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 12.4; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherThis school 12.4state median 11.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 239 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marshwood Middle School enrolled 478 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 239 of the 478 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent23.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.8% of students were White, 3.3% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White91.8%
  2. Hispanic3.3%
  3. Two or more races3.1%
  4. Black1.0%
  5. Asian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Marshwood Middle School scored proficient or above: 90% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2290%90%84.1%
Math, 2022-2358%84% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Marshwood Middle School

  1. Shapleigh SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 357 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. York Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 482 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
  3. Compare Marshwood Middle School with Shapleigh SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 35/Msad 35 spends per student$17,602 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,602
  5. The largest public schools in MaineMarshwood Middle School is the number 19 by size of 82 Maine middle schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 82
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 11.1 for middle schools.12.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Marshwood Middle School

  1. How many students attend Marshwood Middle School?
    490 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 472 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Eliot, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshwood Middle School?
    12.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for middle schools is 11.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Marshwood Middle School a Title I school?
    Marshwood Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Marshwood Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Marshwood Middle School scored proficient or above: 90% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Marshwood Middle School in?
    Rsu 35/Msad 35, NCES district ID 2311370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231137000453 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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