Sumner Middle School

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

Sumner Middle School in Sullivan, Maine enrolled 147 students in 2024-25 with 16.2 full-time teachers, 9.1 students per teacher against the Maine middle-school median of 11.1. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 48.8%).

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

Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

180 students in 2022-23, 166 students in 2023-24, 147 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.6 to 16.2.

Students enrolled at Sumner Middle School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25147
Students enrolled at Sumner Middle School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25147
Students enrolled at Sumner Middle School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25147
Students enrolled at Sumner Middle School by school year2022-23: 180, 2023-24: 166, 2024-25: 1470501001502002022-231802023-241662024-25147
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318016.610.8
2023-2416613.911.9
2024-2514716.29.1

9.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 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; Sumner Middle School 9.1; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherSumner Middle School 9.1state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; Sumner Middle School 9.1; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherSumner Middle School 9.1state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; Sumner Middle School 9.1; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherSumner Middle School 9.1state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; Sumner Middle School 9.1; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherSumner Middle School 9.1state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sumner Middle School reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent38.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.5% of students were White, 4.1% of two or more races, 2.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White90.5%
  2. Two or more races4.1%
  3. Hispanic2.7%
  4. American Indian2.0%
  5. Black0.7%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Sumner Middle School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 48.8% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMaine
Math25‑29%83% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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 Sumner Middle School

  1. How much Rsu 24 spends per student$22,868 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,868
  2. The largest public schools in MaineSumner Middle School is the number 76 by size of 82 Maine middle schools open in 2024-25.#76 of 82
  3. Maine schools by students per teacher9.1 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 11.1 for middle schools.9.1:1
  4. 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 Sumner Middle School

  1. How many students attend Sumner Middle School?
    147 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 180 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sullivan, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sumner Middle School?
    9.1 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 Sumner Middle School a Title I school?
    Sumner Middle School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Sumner Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Sumner Middle School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in math, against 48.8% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sumner Middle School in?
    Rsu 24, NCES district ID 2314790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231479023202 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, 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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