Summary:
King Middle School is a public middle school located in Portland, Maine, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 453 students. The school is part of the Portland Public Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 177 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
King Middle School faces several key challenges, including a diverse student population, lower academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) tests, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 53.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 64.63% statewide and 62.57% for the Portland Public Schools district. Additionally, King Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, with 22.8% of students chronically absent in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools such as Lyman Moore Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, and Westbrook Middle School.
The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at King Middle School, at 60.71% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's challenges. The performance of specific student subgroups at King Middle School is also mixed, with the school's White and Hispanic students performing relatively well compared to their peers in the state, while the performance of African American, English Language Learner, and Special Education students is significantly lower. These factors, coupled with the school's declining performance over the years, indicate that addressing the needs of all students at King Middle School may require a comprehensive, district-wide approach.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Portland Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
91st of 96 Maine Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,345
Students who attend King Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for King Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.1
Number of students: 453
Racial breakdown:
African American:
37.5%
White:
36.6%
Hispanic:
15.0%
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Two or more races:
6.0%
Asian:
4.4%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.7%
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