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Bruce M Whittier Middle School
1457 Maine St
Poland ME, 04274, Androscoggin County
Phone: 207-998-3462
Ranking: 
(235 out of 407, bottom 42%)*
(235 out of 407, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Regional School Unit 16
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | |||||
| Total Students: | 250 | 263 | 254 | 266 | 141 | |||||
| Grade 7: | 117 | 46.8% | 132 | 50.2% | 126 | 49.6% | 129 | 48.5% | 81 | 57.4% |
| Grade 8: | 133 | 53.2% | 131 | 49.8% | 128 | 50.4% | 137 | 51.5% | 60 | 42.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 127 | 50.8% | 124 | 47.1% | 123 | 48.4% | 135 | 50.8% | 58 | 41.1% |
| Female: | 123 | 49.2% | 139 | 52.9% | 131 | 51.6% | 131 | 49.2% | 75 | 53.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2.1% |
| White: | 236 | 94.4% | 254 | 96.6% | 249 | 98.0% | 264 | 99.2% | 137 | 97.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 32.0% | 92 | 35.0% | 21 | 8.3% | 76 | 28.6% | 5 | 3.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 5.2% | 17 | 6.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 10.5% | 4 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.48 | 14.50 | 15.68 | 17.97 | 11.95 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 61% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 76% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bruce M Whittier Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.