Summary:
Auburn Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Auburn, Maine, with a student population of 501. The school stands out from nearby middle schools in several key ways, including its more diverse student body, lower academic performance, higher chronic absenteeism, and higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared to the surrounding schools, Mt Ararat Middle School, Freeport Middle School, and others, Auburn Middle School has a significantly more diverse student population, with 11.58% African American students, 2.4% Hispanic students, and 3.39% students of two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessment scores, is generally lower than the nearby schools, with only 62.45% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 35.5% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 64.63% and 48.68%, respectively.
Auburn Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, with 32.8% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 42.91%. These factors, combined with the school's declining academic performance over the past few years, suggest that Auburn Middle School may be facing unique challenges that the surrounding Regional School Unit 75/Maine School Admin District 75, Regional School Unit 05, and other nearby districts are not experiencing to the same degree. Further investigation into the root causes of these disparities could help identify opportunities for improvement and ensure that all students at Auburn Middle School have access to a high-quality education.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Auburn Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
66th of 96 Maine Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,031
Students who attend Auburn Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Auburn Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.9
Number of students: 501
Racial breakdown:
White:
81.2%
African American:
11.6%
Two or more races:
3.4%
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Hispanic:
2.4%
Asian:
1.0%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.9%
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