Telstar High School
284 Walkers Mills Rd
Bethel ME, 04217, Oxford County
Phone: 207-824-2136
Ranking: 
(97 out of 107, bottom 9%)*
(97 out of 107, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: School Administrative District 44
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 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 224 | 221 | 250 | 275 | 283 | 291 | 295 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 50 | 22.3% | 58 | 26.2% | 62 | 24.8% | 50 | 18.2% | 74 | 26.1% | 77 | 26.5% | 80 | 27.1% |
| Grade 10: | 60 | 26.8% | 56 | 25.3% | 50 | 20.0% | 73 | 26.5% | 78 | 27.6% | 79 | 27.1% | 65 | 22.0% |
| Grade 11: | 60 | 26.8% | 50 | 22.6% | 67 | 26.8% | 80 | 29.1% | 74 | 26.1% | 60 | 20.6% | 81 | 27.5% |
| Grade 12: | 54 | 24.1% | 57 | 25.8% | 71 | 28.4% | 72 | 26.2% | 57 | 20.1% | 75 | 25.8% | 69 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 104 | 46.4% | 106 | 48.0% | 134 | 53.6% | 145 | 52.7% | 150 | 53.0% | 151 | 51.9% | 140 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 120 | 53.6% | 115 | 52.0% | 116 | 46.4% | 130 | 47.3% | 125 | 44.2% | 132 | 45.4% | 151 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.4% | 5 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 212 | 94.6% | 214 | 96.8% | 242 | 96.8% | 270 | 98.2% | 277 | 97.9% | 286 | 98.3% | 290 | 98.3% |
| 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: | 3 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 115 | 51.3% | 107 | 48.4% | 16 | 6.4% | 118 | 42.9% | 119 | 42.0% | 91 | 31.3% | 76 | 25.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 7.6% | 23 | 10.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 34 | 12.4% | 34 | 12.0% | 24 | 8.2% | 36 | 12.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.67 | 12.30 | 13.89 | 15.71 | 14.89 | 13.50 | 10.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MHSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 46% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 31% | 31% | 49% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 23% | 23% | 46% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 34% | 34% | 48% |
| 2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 38% | 38% | 48% |
| 2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 41% | 41% | 50% |
| 2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 31% | 31% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 42% | 42% | 48% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 31% | 31% | 41% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 46% | 46% | 44% |
| 2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 44% | 44% | 45% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 41% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 34% | 34% | 47% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 33% | 33% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 26% | 26% | 47% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 30% | 30% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,894.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,282.0 |
* Telstar 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.