Gorham Middle School
106 Weeks Rd
Gorham ME, 04038, Cumberland County
Phone: 207-222-1220
Ranking:
(56 out of 407, top 14%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Gorham
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 54 | |||||||
Total Students: | 642 | 629 | 627 | 618 | 625 | 655 | 669 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 219 | 34.1% | 192 | 30.5% | 203 | 32.4% | 216 | 35.0% | 197 | 31.5% | 195 | 29.8% | 231 | 34.5% |
Grade 7: | 201 | 31.3% | 213 | 33.9% | 220 | 35.1% | 203 | 32.8% | 197 | 31.5% | 239 | 36.5% | 221 | 33.0% |
Grade 8: | 222 | 34.6% | 224 | 35.6% | 204 | 32.5% | 199 | 32.2% | 231 | 37.0% | 221 | 33.7% | 217 | 32.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 324 | 50.5% | 303 | 48.2% | 315 | 50.2% | 298 | 48.2% | 312 | 49.9% | 322 | 49.2% | 354 | 52.9% |
Female: | 318 | 49.5% | 326 | 51.8% | 312 | 49.8% | 320 | 51.8% | 305 | 48.8% | 325 | 49.6% | 311 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 12 | 1.9% | 13 | 2.1% | 11 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
Black: | 9 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% |
White: | 604 | 94.1% | 594 | 94.4% | 589 | 93.9% | 592 | 95.8% | 605 | 96.8% | 639 | 97.6% | 657 | 98.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 22.0% | 137 | 21.8% | 19 | 3.0% | 106 | 17.2% | 98 | 15.7% | 91 | 13.9% | 70 | 10.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 3.7% | 35 | 5.6% | 43 | 6.6% | 37 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.79 | 13.56 | 13.53 | 13.52 | 12.89 | 13.10 | 9.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEA | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 50% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 53% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 54% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 59% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 70% |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 47% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 52% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 53% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 58% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 60% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | 69% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 73% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 79% |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 45% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 51% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 53% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 59% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 71% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 65% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 66% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 67% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 62% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 48% |
NECAP | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 63% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 63% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 65% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 64% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 72% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 71% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 60% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 58% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 59% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 66% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 59% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 60% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 61% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 73% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 76% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 53% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 51% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,749.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,305.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,669.0 |
* Gorham Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.