Downeast School
100 Moosehead Blvd
Bangor ME, 04401, Penobscot County
Phone: 207-941-6240
Ranking: 
(244 out of 407, bottom 40%)*
(244 out of 407, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Bangor
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 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 387 | 376 | 335 | 339 | 322 | 294 | 294 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 10.3% | 41 | 10.9% | 60 | 17.9% | 38 | 11.2% | 38 | 11.8% | 33 | 11.2% | 24 | 8.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 95 | 24.5% | 110 | 29.3% | 77 | 23.0% | 93 | 27.4% | 91 | 28.3% | 66 | 22.4% | 70 | 23.8% |
| Grade 1: | 101 | 26.1% | 72 | 19.1% | 80 | 23.9% | 87 | 25.7% | 58 | 18.0% | 68 | 23.1% | 80 | 27.2% |
| Grade 2: | 63 | 16.3% | 84 | 22.3% | 67 | 20.0% | 56 | 16.5% | 69 | 21.4% | 69 | 23.5% | 66 | 22.4% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 22.7% | 69 | 18.4% | 51 | 15.2% | 65 | 19.2% | 66 | 20.5% | 58 | 19.7% | 54 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 217 | 56.1% | 213 | 56.6% | 177 | 52.8% | 178 | 52.5% | 178 | 55.3% | 165 | 56.1% | 159 | 54.1% |
| Female: | 170 | 43.9% | 163 | 43.4% | 158 | 47.2% | 161 | 47.5% | 136 | 42.2% | 121 | 41.2% | 131 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.1% | 11 | 3.4% | 8 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 4.9% | 11 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.9% | 15 | 4.5% | 14 | 4.1% | 14 | 4.3% | 19 | 6.5% | 14 | 4.8% |
| White: | 321 | 82.9% | 313 | 83.2% | 293 | 87.5% | 302 | 89.1% | 285 | 88.5% | 258 | 87.8% | 268 | 91.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 7.5% | 31 | 8.2% | 13 | 3.9% | 5 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 334 | 86.3% | 331 | 88.0% | NA | NA | 290 | 85.5% | 251 | 78.0% | 218 | 74.1% | 212 | 72.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.4% | 9 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 10 | 2.9% | 24 | 7.5% | 15 | 5.1% | 23 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.06 | 12.86 | 11.47 | 11.61 | 12.53 | 10.40 | 7.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | N/A | 58% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 64% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 67% | 65% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 72% | 62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 61% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 72% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | 73% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 84% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,168.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,168.0 |
* Downeast School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.