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Telstar High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

284 Walkers Mills Rd, Bethel, ME 04217 · (207) 824-2136 · Part of School Administrative District 44

Bethel’s School Grade C better than 32% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
179
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Telstar High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Maine’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

On the path

Where Bethel kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Telstar Middle School155 students
9–12Telstar High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency84%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts95%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

284 Walkers Mills Rd, Bethel

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 948
Grade 1043
Grade 1141
Grade 1247
Enrollment over time
185’20
183’21
178’22
168’23
179’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Telstar High School from Bethel families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 44

The district →
Crescent Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bethel
C+
263 students11:1
Woodstock School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bryant Pond
B+
67 students8:1
Telstar Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bethel
B
155 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Bethel’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.