📍 92 Deering AV, Portland, Cumberland County, 04102
King Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Portland, Cumberland County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portland Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
King Middle School enrolls 453 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 37% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 170 | 38% |
| White | 166 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6% |
| Asian | 20 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 453 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
King Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 27, state house district 40.
King Middle School is one of 17 schools in Portland Public Schools, based in Portland, Maine. The district serves 6,555 students district-wide and employs 613 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, King Middle School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small