Penobscot Valley High School
23 Cross St Howland ME, 04448, Penobscot County Phone: 207-732-3111 Ranking:  (91 out of 107, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: School Administrative District 31 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 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 161 | 159 | 172 | 180 | 186 | 208 | 213 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 39 | 24.2% | 44 | 27.7% | 46 | 26.7% | 47 | 26.1% | 35 | 18.8% | 52 | 25.0% | 49 | 23.0% |
| Grade 10: | 39 | 24.2% | 39 | 24.5% | 42 | 24.4% | 31 | 17.2% | 53 | 28.5% | 48 | 23.1% | 56 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 41 | 25.5% | 44 | 27.7% | 29 | 16.9% | 54 | 30.0% | 47 | 25.3% | 52 | 25.0% | 56 | 26.3% |
| Grade 12: | 42 | 26.1% | 32 | 20.1% | 55 | 32.0% | 48 | 26.7% | 51 | 27.4% | 56 | 26.9% | 52 | 24.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 76 | 47.2% | 74 | 46.5% | 82 | 47.7% | 88 | 48.9% | 94 | 50.5% | 108 | 51.9% | 118 | 55.4% |
| Female: | 85 | 52.8% | 85 | 53.5% | 90 | 52.3% | 92 | 51.1% | 84 | 45.2% | 92 | 44.2% | 91 | 42.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.7% | 3 | 1.7% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% |
| White: | 157 | 97.5% | 154 | 96.9% | 165 | 95.9% | 173 | 96.1% | 179 | 96.2% | 202 | 97.1% | 209 | 98.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 44.7% | 70 | 44.0% | 23 | 13.4% | 91 | 50.6% | 83 | 44.6% | 78 | 37.5% | 77 | 36.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 18.0% | 26 | 16.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 26 | 14.4% | 15 | 8.1% | 27 | 13.0% | 30 | 14.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.47 | 8.28 | 9.51 | 9.52 | 9.03 | 10.00 | 8.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MHSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 33% | 33% | 46% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 25% | 25% | 49% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 29% | 29% | 46% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 32% | 32% | 48% |
| 2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 48% |
| 2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 39% | 39% | 50% |
| 2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 32% | 32% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 34% | 34% | 48% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 29% | 29% | 41% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 25% | 25% | 44% |
| 2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 28% | 28% | 45% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 37% | 37% | 41% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 38% | 38% | 47% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 29% | 29% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 36% | 36% | 47% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,593.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $27,085.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $37,188.0 |
* Penobscot Valley High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.