Telstar Middle School

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

Telstar Middle School in Bethel, Maine enrolled 155 students in 2024-25 with 17.2 full-time teachers, 9.0 students per teacher against the Maine middle-school median of 11.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 85-89% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

172 students in 2022-23, 168 students in 2023-24, 155 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.2 to 17.2.

Students enrolled at Telstar Middle School by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1550501001502002022-231722023-241682024-25155
Students enrolled at Telstar Middle School by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1550501001502002022-231722023-241682024-25155
Students enrolled at Telstar Middle School by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1550501001502002022-231722023-241682024-25155
Students enrolled at Telstar Middle School by school year2022-23: 172, 2023-24: 168, 2024-25: 1550501001502002022-231722023-241682024-25155
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317217.210.0
2023-2416817.29.8
2024-2515517.29.0

9.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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; Telstar Middle School 9.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherTelstar Middle School 9.0state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; Telstar Middle School 9.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherTelstar Middle School 9.0state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; Telstar Middle School 9.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherTelstar Middle School 9.0state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; Telstar Middle School 9.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherTelstar Middle School 9.0state 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 Telstar Middle School enrolled 164 students and reported no counselor; it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent44.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.8% of students were White, 3.2% of two or more races, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White94.8%
  2. Two or more races3.2%
  3. Hispanic1.3%
  4. Black0.6%

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 Telstar Middle School scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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, 2021-2285‑89%89%84.1%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%86% (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 Telstar Middle School

  1. Mountain Valley Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 376 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. T W Kelly Dirigo Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 180 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare Telstar Middle School with Mountain Valley Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 44/Msad 44 spends per student$18,446 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,446
  5. The largest public schools in MaineTelstar Middle School is the number 74 by size of 82 Maine middle schools open in 2024-25.#74 of 82
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher9.0 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 11.1 for middle schools.9.0:1
  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 Telstar Middle School

  1. How many students attend Telstar Middle School?
    155 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 172 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Bethel, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Telstar Middle School?
    9.0 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 Telstar Middle School a Title I school?
    Telstar Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Telstar Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Telstar Middle School scored proficient or above: 85-89% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 Telstar Middle School in?
    Rsu 44/Msad 44, NCES district ID 2311670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231167001010 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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