Gardiner Area High School
40 West Hill Rd
Gardiner ME, 04345, Kennebec County
Phone: 207-582-3150
Ranking: 
(52 out of 107, top 49%)*
(52 out of 107, top 49%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: School Administrative District 11
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: | 47 | 48 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 56 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 599 | 609 | 650 | 661 | 698 | 732 | 748 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 151 | 25.2% | 159 | 26.1% | 167 | 25.7% | 146 | 22.1% | 170 | 24.4% | 183 | 25.0% | 189 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 166 | 27.7% | 162 | 26.6% | 146 | 22.5% | 164 | 24.8% | 176 | 25.2% | 182 | 24.9% | 196 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 154 | 25.7% | 132 | 21.7% | 156 | 24.0% | 177 | 26.8% | 175 | 25.1% | 183 | 25.0% | 204 | 27.3% |
| Grade 12: | 128 | 21.4% | 156 | 25.6% | 181 | 27.8% | 174 | 26.3% | 177 | 25.4% | 184 | 25.1% | 159 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 305 | 50.9% | 311 | 51.1% | 332 | 51.1% | 340 | 51.4% | 359 | 51.4% | 378 | 51.6% | 386 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 294 | 49.1% | 298 | 48.9% | 318 | 48.9% | 321 | 48.6% | 331 | 47.4% | 346 | 47.3% | 358 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 13 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% |
| White: | 567 | 94.7% | 581 | 95.4% | 626 | 96.3% | 640 | 96.8% | 676 | 96.8% | 716 | 97.8% | 736 | 98.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 44.1% | 191 | 31.4% | 47 | 7.2% | 207 | 31.3% | 211 | 30.2% | 177 | 24.2% | 156 | 20.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 4.5% | 39 | 6.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 43 | 6.5% | 36 | 5.2% | 34 | 4.6% | 33 | 4.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.74 | 12.69 | 12.94 | 12.94 | 13.30 | 13.40 | 10.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MHSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 38% | 38% | 46% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 49% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 46% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 39% | 39% | 48% |
| 2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 39% | 39% | 48% |
| 2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 41% | 41% | 50% |
| 2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 48% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 41% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 44% |
| 2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 50% | 51% | 45% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 41% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 37% | 37% | 47% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 32% | 32% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 47% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 35% | 35% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,161.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,350.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,173.0 |
* Gardiner Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.