Middle School of the Kennebunks
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kennebunk, Maine
Middle School of the Kennebunks in Kennebunk, Maine enrolled 470 students in 2024-25 with 47.3 full-time teachers, 9.9 students per teacher against the Maine middle-school median of 11.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 95% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
479 students in 2022-23, 477 students in 2023-24, 470 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.8 to 47.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 479 | 45.8 | 10.5 |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 47.9 | 10.0 |
| 2024-25 | 470 | 47.3 | 9.9 |
9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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.
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 256 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Middle School of the Kennebunks enrolled 512 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 256 of the 512 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.7% of students were White, 3.6% Hispanic, 1.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- White91.7%
- Hispanic3.6%
- Asian1.9%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Black1.1%
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 Middle School of the Kennebunks scored proficient or above: 95% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 95% | 92% | 84.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 69% | 91% (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 Middle School of the Kennebunks
- Wells Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.4 miles away: 455 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Biddeford Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.9 miles away: 542 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Middle School of the Kennebunks with Wells Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rsu 21 spends per student$20,211 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,211
- The largest public schools in MaineMiddle School of the Kennebunks is the number 23 by size of 82 Maine middle schools open in 2024-25.#23 of 82
- Maine schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 11.1 for middle schools.9.9:1
- 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 Middle School of the Kennebunks
How many students attend Middle School of the Kennebunks?
470 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 479 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kennebunk, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Middle School of the Kennebunks?
9.9 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.Is Middle School of the Kennebunks a Title I school?
Middle School of the Kennebunks was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Middle School of the Kennebunks do on state tests?
The students tested at Middle School of the Kennebunks scored proficient or above: 95% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% 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.What district is Middle School of the Kennebunks in?
Rsu 21, NCES district ID 2314773. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231477300800 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.