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South Portland High School
637 Highland Ave
South Portland ME, 04106, Cumberland County
Phone: 207-767-3266
Ranking: (18 out of 107, top 17%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Portland
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 70 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 86 | |||||||
Total Students: | 850 | 873 | 871 | 891 | 907 | 913 | 947 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 197 | 23.2% | 220 | 25.2% | 241 | 27.7% | 262 | 29.4% | 243 | 26.8% | 267 | 29.2% | 254 | 26.8% |
Grade 10: | 220 | 25.9% | 219 | 25.1% | 232 | 26.6% | 220 | 24.7% | 235 | 25.9% | 222 | 24.3% | 246 | 26.0% |
Grade 11: | 211 | 24.8% | 228 | 26.1% | 195 | 22.4% | 216 | 24.2% | 224 | 24.7% | 221 | 24.2% | 233 | 24.6% |
Grade 12: | 222 | 26.1% | 206 | 23.6% | 203 | 23.3% | 193 | 21.7% | 205 | 22.6% | 203 | 22.2% | 214 | 22.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 433 | 50.9% | 439 | 50.3% | 448 | 51.4% | 467 | 52.4% | 495 | 54.6% | 504 | 55.2% | 531 | 56.1% |
Female: | 417 | 49.1% | 434 | 49.7% | 423 | 48.6% | 424 | 47.6% | 404 | 44.5% | 401 | 43.9% | 412 | 43.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 22 | 2.6% | 27 | 3.1% | 30 | 3.4% | 30 | 3.4% | 34 | 3.7% | 36 | 3.9% | 41 | 4.3% |
Hispanic: | 41 | 4.8% | 42 | 4.8% | 40 | 4.6% | 36 | 4.0% | 20 | 2.2% | 13 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.7% |
Black: | 42 | 4.9% | 38 | 4.4% | 29 | 3.3% | 34 | 3.8% | 45 | 5.0% | 31 | 3.4% | 26 | 2.7% |
White: | 712 | 83.8% | 732 | 83.8% | 741 | 85.1% | 763 | 85.6% | 807 | 89.0% | 832 | 91.1% | 864 | 91.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 3.5% | 32 | 3.7% | 28 | 3.2% | 26 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 254 | 29.9% | 237 | 27.1% | 34 | 3.9% | 248 | 27.8% | 260 | 28.7% | 221 | 24.2% | 187 | 19.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 5.6% | 53 | 6.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 38 | 4.3% | 47 | 5.2% | 40 | 4.4% | 59 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.10 | 12.21 | 11.98 | 11.74 | 11.38 | 11.10 | 8.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MHSA | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 46% |
2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 49% |
2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 46% |
2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 56% | 56% | 48% |
2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 48% |
2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 56% | 56% | 50% |
2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 47% |
2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 48% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 56% | 41% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 44% |
2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 45% |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 41% | 41% | 41% |
2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 47% |
2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 45% |
2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 47% |
2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 49.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 5.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,298.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,661.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,150.0 |
* South Portland High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.