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Houlton Junior High School
7 Bird St
Houlton ME, 04730, Aroostook County
Phone: 207-532-6551
Ranking: 
(205 out of 407, bottom 50%)*
(205 out of 407, bottom 50%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
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: | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 184 | 194 | 195 | 186 | 190 | 204 | 199 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 87 | 47.3% | 96 | 49.5% | 104 | 53.3% | 90 | 48.4% | 94 | 49.5% | 92 | 45.1% | 110 | 55.3% |
| Grade 8: | 97 | 52.7% | 98 | 50.5% | 91 | 46.7% | 96 | 51.6% | 96 | 50.5% | 112 | 54.9% | 89 | 44.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 98 | 53.3% | 110 | 56.7% | 104 | 53.3% | 100 | 53.8% | 90 | 47.4% | 85 | 41.7% | 92 | 46.2% |
| Female: | 86 | 46.7% | 84 | 43.3% | 91 | 46.7% | 86 | 46.2% | 92 | 48.4% | 111 | 54.4% | 103 | 51.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 10.9% | 18 | 9.3% | 18 | 9.2% | 25 | 13.4% | 22 | 11.6% | 16 | 7.8% | 24 | 12.1% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.6% | 4 | 2.1% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.1% | 4 | 2.1% | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| White: | 160 | 87.0% | 171 | 88.1% | 173 | 88.7% | 156 | 83.9% | 161 | 84.7% | 182 | 89.2% | 166 | 83.4% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 47.8% | 103 | 53.1% | NA | NA | 82 | 44.1% | 88 | 46.3% | 84 | 41.2% | 84 | 42.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 10.3% | 16 | 8.2% | NA | NA | 16 | 8.6% | 17 | 8.9% | 19 | 9.3% | 17 | 8.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.97 | 11.53 | 13.09 | 12.48 | 13.29 | 14.30 | 11.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 47% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | N/A | 52% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 69% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 73% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 79% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | N/A | 45% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 51% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 31% | N/A | 51% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 35% | 53% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 71% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 66% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 62% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 48% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 59% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 73% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 76% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $32,535.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $25,800.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $34,555.0 |
* Houlton Junior High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.