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Messalonskee Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

33 School Bus Drive, Oakland, ME 04963 · (207) 465-2167 · Part of Regional School Unit 18

Oakland’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
495
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Messalonskee Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Maine’s public schools
  • Next stop for Oakland kids: Messalonskee High School

On the path

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

3–5Williams Elementary School222 students
6–8Messalonskee Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Messalonskee High School695 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency86%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts88%
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 ↗

33 School Bus Drive, Oakland

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6172
Grade 7181
Grade 8142
Enrollment over time
496’20
478’21
452’22
468’23
495’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Messalonskee Middle School from Oakland families.

Other schools in Regional School Unit 18

The district →
James H Bean School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sidney
A
300 students14:1
China Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · China
B+
242 students12:1
Belgrade Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Belgrade
C+
236 students13:1
Ralph M Atwood Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Oakland
194 students12:1
Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Oakland
A
222 students12:1
China Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · China
B+
170 students12:1

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; Oakland’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.