Houlton Southside School
65 South St
Houlton ME, 04730, Aroostook County
Phone: 207-532-6027
Ranking: (124 out of 407, top 30%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 6
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: | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 278 | 267 | 282 | 278 | 282 | 267 | 258 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 89 | 32.0% | 87 | 32.6% | 95 | 33.7% | 82 | 29.5% | 102 | 36.2% | 90 | 33.7% | 85 | 32.9% |
Grade 5: | 98 | 35.3% | 94 | 35.2% | 85 | 30.1% | 102 | 36.7% | 95 | 33.7% | 84 | 31.5% | 83 | 32.2% |
Grade 6: | 91 | 32.7% | 86 | 32.2% | 102 | 36.2% | 94 | 33.8% | 85 | 30.1% | 93 | 34.8% | 90 | 34.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 145 | 52.2% | 139 | 52.1% | 152 | 53.9% | 144 | 51.8% | 150 | 53.2% | 135 | 50.6% | 124 | 48.1% |
Female: | 133 | 47.8% | 128 | 47.9% | 130 | 46.1% | 134 | 48.2% | 124 | 44.0% | 124 | 46.4% | 130 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 44 | 15.8% | 38 | 14.2% | 35 | 12.4% | 26 | 9.4% | 26 | 9.2% | 28 | 10.5% | 29 | 11.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.9% |
Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.8% |
White: | 225 | 80.9% | 223 | 83.5% | 243 | 86.2% | 247 | 88.8% | 249 | 88.3% | 231 | 86.5% | 222 | 86.0% |
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: | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 141 | 50.7% | 149 | 55.8% | NA | NA | 130 | 46.8% | 129 | 45.7% | 121 | 45.3% | 111 | 43.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 10.4% | 25 | 9.4% | NA | NA | 27 | 9.7% | 26 | 9.2% | 24 | 9.0% | 29 | 11.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.73 | 11.24 | 11.74 | 11.58 | 11.95 | 11.30 | 8.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEA | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 59% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 61% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 60% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 66% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 61% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 67% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 71% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 57% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 56% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 57% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | N/A | 55% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 58% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 55% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 58% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 43% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | N/A | 50% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 53% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 54% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | N/A | 59% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 70% |
NECAP | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 66% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 66% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 67% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 70% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 64% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 68% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | 43% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 41% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 45% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 63% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 63% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 64% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 69% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 72% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 71% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 20.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $36,688.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $24,720.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,801.0 |
* Houlton Southside School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.