Skowhegan Area Middle School
155 Academy Circle
Skowhegan ME, 04976, Somerset County
Phone: 207-474-3339
Ranking: 
(333 out of 407, bottom 18%)*
(333 out of 407, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 33 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 532 | 394 | 410 | 412 | 416 | 428 | 434 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 120 | 22.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 210 | 39.5% | 200 | 50.8% | 191 | 46.6% | 210 | 51.0% | 202 | 48.6% | 211 | 49.3% | 222 | 51.2% |
| Grade 8: | 202 | 38.0% | 194 | 49.2% | 219 | 53.4% | 202 | 49.0% | 214 | 51.4% | 217 | 50.7% | 212 | 48.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 275 | 51.7% | 202 | 51.3% | 201 | 49.0% | 199 | 48.3% | 191 | 45.9% | 201 | 47.0% | 216 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 257 | 48.3% | 192 | 48.7% | 209 | 51.0% | 213 | 51.7% | 217 | 52.2% | 219 | 51.2% | 214 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 510 | 95.9% | 374 | 94.9% | 394 | 96.1% | 397 | 96.4% | 405 | 97.4% | 422 | 98.6% | 431 | 99.3% |
| 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 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 297 | 55.8% | 214 | 54.3% | NA | NA | 199 | 48.3% | 179 | 43.0% | 174 | 40.7% | 169 | 38.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 8.5% | 30 | 7.6% | NA | NA | 35 | 8.5% | 36 | 8.7% | 46 | 10.7% | 47 | 10.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.90 | 12.48 | 13.10 | 11.32 | 11.89 | 11.90 | 8.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 32% | N/A | 47% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 48% | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 60% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 34% | N/A | 45% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 53% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 59% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 65% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 62% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | 40% | 60% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 43% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 59% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 68% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 57% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 73% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 76% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 47% | 53% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 36.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,504.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,034.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,798.0 |
* Skowhegan Area Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.