Sanford Jr High School
708 Main St
Sanford ME, 04073, York County
Phone: 207-324-3114
Ranking: 
(203 out of 407, top 50%)*
(203 out of 407, top 50%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Sanford
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: | 45 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 593 | 455 | 486 | 447 | 482 | 508 | 510 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 147 | 24.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 231 | 39.0% | 206 | 45.3% | 252 | 51.9% | 231 | 51.7% | 229 | 47.5% | 254 | 50.0% | 253 | 49.6% |
| Grade 8: | 215 | 36.3% | 249 | 54.7% | 234 | 48.1% | 216 | 48.3% | 253 | 52.5% | 254 | 50.0% | 257 | 50.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 305 | 51.4% | 236 | 51.9% | 243 | 50.0% | 222 | 49.7% | 241 | 50.0% | 254 | 50.0% | 261 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 288 | 48.6% | 219 | 48.1% | 243 | 50.0% | 225 | 50.3% | 233 | 48.3% | 246 | 48.4% | 245 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 18 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 15 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.0% | 12 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 9 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% |
| White: | 543 | 91.6% | 417 | 91.6% | 449 | 92.4% | 419 | 93.7% | 451 | 93.6% | 485 | 95.5% | 488 | 95.7% |
| 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: | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 327 | 55.1% | 243 | 53.4% | 41 | 8.4% | 213 | 47.7% | 216 | 44.8% | 195 | 38.4% | 176 | 34.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 10.6% | 44 | 9.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 37 | 8.3% | 42 | 8.7% | 40 | 7.9% | 53 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.04 | 11.78 | 12.46 | 11.46 | 11.76 | 11.30 | 8.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 47% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | N/A | 52% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 69% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 73% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 79% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | N/A | 45% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 51% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 51% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 53% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 71% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 66% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 54% | 62% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 48% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 60% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 59% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 76% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 53% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 74.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 25.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,552.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,289.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,057.0 |
* Sanford Jr 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.