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Caravel Middle School

Q: Is Caravel Middle School a good school?

Caravel Middle School ranks 62 nd of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Caravel Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Caravel Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Caravel Middle School?

Students at Caravel Middle School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Public Grades 5-8

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Caravel Middle School is a public middle school located in Carmel, Maine, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 226 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23, which is ranked 68 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caravel Middle School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and its district. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were lower than the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school's performance has been stronger in previous years, with proficiency rates above the state and district in 2021-2022 and 2020-2021. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.6% to 25.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 40.89% to 49.28% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Caravel Middle School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, and its overall ranking has been declining in recent years, dropping from the 36th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 62nd percentile in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining or improving its academic performance. In comparison, nearby high-performing schools, such as Orono Middle School and Samuel L. Wagner Middle School, consistently rank in the top 25% of Maine middle schools, while Caravel Middle School's ranking has been in the middle to lower range.

204

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,694

Per pupil spending ?

38.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Irish Road
Carmel, ME 04419

(207) 848-3615

District: Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23

Feeder schools for Caravel Middle School:

Elementary:	Carmel Elementary School
	Suzanne M Smith Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Maine avg53%

62^nd of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

68^th of 176Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23 among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	62 of 91	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	63 of 92	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	55 of 96	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	36 of 93	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	59 of 92	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	46 of 86	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	49 of 85	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	48 of 87	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	46 of 85	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.2	68 of 87	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.1	62 of 86	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.9	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.6	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.7	42 of 56	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	45 of 50	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	45 of 51	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.9	51 of 51	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	47 of 91	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.6	70 of 83	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	47 of 78	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	60 of 91	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	27 of 64	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.3	34 of 83	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	33 of 78	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	34 of 86	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	62 of 79	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-12 vs state

Science31%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Caravel Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Caravel Middle School	Public	5-8	520 Irish Road	Carmel	04419	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 848-3615	204	17	12.1	38.7%	185 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	33.5	62^nd of 91 public middle schools	31.9%		33.3	63^rd of 92 public middle schools	31.5%	1	62.8	37.2	31.3	$17,694
Hermon Middle School	Public	5-8	29 Billings Road	Hermon	04401	Penobscot County	Hermon Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 848-4070	319	23	13.9	28.5%	292 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	53.2	33^rd of 91 public middle schools	63.7%		55.4	31^st of 92 public middle schools	66.3%	2	67.5	46.0	42.4	$17,752
Central Middle School	Public	6-8	416 Main Street	Corinth	04427	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 64/Maine School Admin District 64	No	No	No	No	(207) 285-3177	230	16	14.2	51.7%	206 (89.6%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	33.6	61^st of 91 public middle schools	33.0%		27.6	73^rd of 92 public middle schools	20.7%	12	61.9	31.3	44.8	$17,807
Reeds Brook Middle School	Public	6-8	28A Main Road South	Hampden	04444	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	No	(207) 862-3540	304	23	13.5	22.0%	273 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	90.5	7^th of 91 public middle schools	92.3%		93.6	6^th of 92 public middle schools	93.5%	1	83.1	66.6	67.0	$19,166
James F. Doughty School	Public	6-8	143 Fifth Street	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 941-6220	346	30	11.6	64.2%	291 (84.1%)	15 (4.3%)	24 (6.9%)	8 (2.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45.5	46^th of 91 public middle schools	49.5%		54.9	33^rd of 92 public middle schools	64.1%	13	65.1	43.0	41.1	$21,187
William S. Cohen School	Public	6-8	304 Garland Street	Bangor	04401	Penobscot County	Bangor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 941-6230	372	30	12.3	35.5%	288 (77.4%)	29 (7.8%)	26 (7.0%)	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	69.8	16^th of 91 public middle schools	82.4%		84.5	10^th of 92 public middle schools	89.1%	6	67.8	59.3	53.9	$20,607
Nokomis Regional Middle School	Public	5-8	291 Williams Road Suite 1	Newport	04953	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 19	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 355-3600	524	46	11.4	57.3%	491 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	14	87^th of 91 public middle schools	4.4%		26.5	75^th of 92 public middle schools	18.5%	12	50.3	31.4	25.9	$18,839
Samuel L Wagner Middle School	Public	5-8	19 Williams Way	Winterport	04496	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 22	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 223-4309	203	17	11.9	42.9%	193 (95.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	61.9	22^nd of 91 public middle schools	75.8%		48.9	40^th of 92 public middle schools	56.5%	18	69.5	49.3	48.6	$21,170
Orono Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Goodridge Drive	Orono	04473	Penobscot County	Regional School Unit 26	No	No	No	No	(207) 866-2350	154	16	9.8	39.0%	127 (82.5%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.2%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.8%)	68.1	19^th of 91 public middle schools	79.1%		70.6	19^th of 92 public middle schools	79.3%		76.4	47.0	62.3	$25,389
Warsaw Middle School	Public	5-8	167 School Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-5145	259	26	9.9	56.8%	235 (90.7%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	18	82^nd of 91 public middle schools	9.9%		32.6	64^th of 92 public middle schools	30.4%	18	54.8	32.4	24.6	$25,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Caravel Middle School

What district is Caravel Middle School in?

Regional School Unit 87/Maine School Admin District 23

What is the racial makeup of Caravel Middle School?

Students at Caravel Middle School are 91% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Caravel Middle School a good school?

Caravel Middle School ranks 62^nd of 91 Maine middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Caravel Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Caravel Middle School.

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