For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 226 students in RSU 87/MSAD 23 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in RSU 87/MSAD 23 School District have an average math proficiency score of 85% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 82%), and reading proficiency score of 86% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
3 Schools
205 Schools
# Students
606 Students
54,742 Students
# Teachers
49 Teachers
5,171 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
RSU 87/MSAD 23 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 191 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#111 out of 222 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
83%
82%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
82%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
37%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.24
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
2%
3%
% Black
n/a
4%
% White
93%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,078 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,600. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,545 is higher than the state median of $21,191. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,078
$21,600
Spending / Student
$31,545
$21,191
Best RSU 87/MSAD 23 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Caravel Middle School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
520 Irish Road
Carmel, ME 04419
(207) 848-3615
Carmel, ME 04419
(207) 848-3615
Grades: 5-8
| 226 students
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