Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44

Summary:

Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44 contains a single middle school, Telstar Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. While the school has some positive metrics, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts compared to the state, it also faces challenges in other areas.

Telstar Middle School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 45th out of 91 middle schools in 2024-2025 to 70th out of 96 middle schools in 2022-2023. The school's overall SchoolDigger rating is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating room for improvement. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were higher than the state average in English Language Arts (67.1% vs. 63.84%) but lower in Mathematics (38.71% vs. 49.38%) and Science (52.83% vs. 36.18%). The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science have declined in recent years, which is concerning.

Additionally, Telstar Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (45.83%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school also had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Addressing these challenges, such as the declining academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, should be a priority for the school and the district to ensure student success.

District Detail

One Parkway Suite 204
Bethel, ME 04217

(207) 824-2185

SchoolDigger Rank:
94^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 664

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Telstar Middle School	Public	6-8	284 Walkers Mills Rd	Bethel	04217	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 44/Maine School Admin District 44	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 824-2136	155	17	9.0	51.0%	147 (94.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	48.2	45^th of 91 public middle schools	50.5%		27.1	74^th of 92 public middle schools	19.6%	29	67.1	38.7	52.8	$23,191

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Andover Public Schools	0 mi	1	71^st
Regional School Unit 10	10.59 mi	10	154^th
Rumford-Region 9	13.83 mi	1
Regional School Unit 56	15.8 mi	3	167^th
Regional School Unit 17/Maine School Admin District 17	22.96 mi	10	163^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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