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Margaret Chase Smith Sch.-skowhegan Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

40 Heselton St

Skowhegan ME, 04976, Somerset County

Phone: 207-474-9822

Ranking:

(320 out of 407, bottom 21%)*

Type: Regular Middle School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5

School District: School Administrative District 54

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:	18		20		20		19		20		19		21
Total Students:	199		277		278		247		239		241		226
Grade 4:	99	49.7%	42	15.2%	43	15.5%	45	18.2%	42	17.6%	39	16.2%	NA	NA
Grade 5:	100	50.3%	111	40.1%	125	45.0%	110	44.5%	94	39.3%	99	41.1%	111	49.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	90	45.2%	130	46.9%	136	48.9%	132	53.4%	119	49.8%	120	49.8%	103	45.6%
Female:	109	54.8%	147	53.1%	142	51.1%	115	46.6%	112	46.9%	113	46.9%	119	52.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	2.0%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	0	0.0%
Asian:	1	0.5%	4	1.4%	6	2.2%	2	0.8%	3	1.3%	7	2.9%	4	1.8%
Hispanic:	3	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.4%	2	0.8%	2	0.9%
Black:	2	1.0%	3	1.1%	7	2.5%	7	2.8%	2	0.8%	6	2.5%	4	1.8%
White:	190	95.5%	268	96.8%	260	93.5%	231	93.5%	232	97.1%	225	93.4%	216	95.6%
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	1.5%	2	0.7%	5	1.8%	2	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	114	57.3%	159	57.4%	17	6.1%	134	54.3%	128	53.6%	103	42.7%	88	38.9%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	17	8.5%	14	5.1%	0	0.0%	20	8.1%	20	8.4%	18	7.5%	19	8.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	10.91		13.79		13.76		12.80		12.19		12.80		8.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MEA
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	58%	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	61%	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73%	N/A	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	35%	52%	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54%	61%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42%	42%	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	57%	N/A	N/A
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	31%	45%	N/A
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56%	63%	N/A
NECAP
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48%	50%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	33%	52%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	35%	56%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	68%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	60%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53%	54%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72%	69%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74%	65%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52%	54%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	54%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	49%	54%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	58%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72%	69%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	66%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	69%	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46%	46%	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	39%	45%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	35%	48%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53%	57%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	52%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	49%	N/A
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66%	71%	N/A
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	69%	71%	N/A
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82%	77%	N/A
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70%	69%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	22.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	22.7%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	77.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,793.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,802.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,320.0

* Margaret Chase Smith Sch.-skowhegan Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.