Houlton High School
7 Bird St
Houlton ME, 04730, Aroostook County
Phone: 207-532-6551
Ranking: (25 out of 107, top 23%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: School Administrative District 29
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: | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | |||||||
Total Students: | 331 | 378 | 356 | 384 | 379 | 385 | 383 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 90 | 27.2% | 84 | 22.2% | 98 | 27.5% | 108 | 28.1% | 108 | 28.5% | 92 | 23.9% | 108 | 28.2% |
Grade 10: | 83 | 25.1% | 96 | 25.4% | 89 | 25.0% | 107 | 27.9% | 86 | 22.7% | 102 | 26.5% | 100 | 26.1% |
Grade 11: | 80 | 24.2% | 90 | 23.8% | 104 | 29.2% | 76 | 19.8% | 94 | 24.8% | 94 | 24.4% | 100 | 26.1% |
Grade 12: | 78 | 23.6% | 108 | 28.6% | 65 | 18.3% | 93 | 24.2% | 91 | 24.0% | 97 | 25.2% | 75 | 19.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 160 | 48.3% | 186 | 49.2% | 169 | 47.5% | 187 | 48.7% | 183 | 48.3% | 191 | 49.6% | 199 | 52.0% |
Female: | 171 | 51.7% | 192 | 50.8% | 187 | 52.5% | 197 | 51.3% | 188 | 49.6% | 186 | 48.3% | 180 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 34 | 10.3% | 36 | 9.5% | 33 | 9.3% | 35 | 9.1% | 28 | 7.4% | 27 | 7.0% | 19 | 5.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.8% |
Black: | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% |
White: | 286 | 86.4% | 326 | 86.2% | 305 | 85.7% | 328 | 85.4% | 341 | 90.0% | 347 | 90.1% | 355 | 92.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 42.6% | 143 | 37.8% | 29 | 8.1% | 141 | 36.7% | 156 | 41.2% | 133 | 34.5% | 127 | 33.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 11.2% | 34 | 9.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 30 | 7.8% | 26 | 6.9% | 27 | 7.0% | 27 | 7.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.12 | 13.40 | 11.89 | 12.15 | 12.19 | 12.00 | 8.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MHSA | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 46% |
2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 49% |
2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 44% | 44% | 46% |
2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 48% |
2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 48% |
2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 50% |
2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 47% |
2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 48% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 41% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 44% |
2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 45% |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 38% | 38% | 41% |
2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 47% |
2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 45% |
2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 41% | 41% | 47% |
2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 18.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 81.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,309.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,640.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,597.0 |
* Houlton High 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.