Telstar Middle School
284 Walkers Mills Rd
Bethel ME, 04217, Oxford County
Phone: 207-824-2136
Ranking: 
(214 out of 407, bottom 47%)*
(214 out of 407, bottom 47%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 163 | 168 | 201 | 208 | 207 | 214 | 224 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 59 | 36.2% | 53 | 31.5% | 62 | 30.8% | 64 | 30.8% | 73 | 35.3% | 68 | 31.8% | 65 | 29.0% |
| Grade 7: | 54 | 33.1% | 54 | 32.1% | 66 | 32.8% | 76 | 36.5% | 70 | 33.8% | 69 | 32.2% | 77 | 34.4% |
| Grade 8: | 50 | 30.7% | 61 | 36.3% | 73 | 36.3% | 68 | 32.7% | 64 | 30.9% | 77 | 36.0% | 82 | 36.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 64 | 39.3% | 79 | 47.0% | 93 | 46.3% | 97 | 46.6% | 91 | 44.0% | 98 | 45.8% | 122 | 54.5% |
| Female: | 99 | 60.7% | 89 | 53.0% | 108 | 53.7% | 111 | 53.4% | 108 | 52.2% | 108 | 50.5% | 98 | 43.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.8% | 1 | 0.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 158 | 96.9% | 165 | 98.2% | 194 | 96.5% | 203 | 97.6% | 201 | 97.1% | 209 | 97.7% | 218 | 97.3% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 52.1% | 98 | 58.3% | 15 | 7.5% | 100 | 48.1% | 87 | 42.0% | 80 | 37.4% | 66 | 29.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 12.9% | 18 | 10.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 7.7% | 26 | 12.6% | 31 | 14.5% | 15 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 8.73 | 9.06 | 10.89 | 11.56 | 9.86 | 11.60 | 9.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 61% | 54% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 80% | 70% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41% | N/A | 47% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 52% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55% | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 69% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 73% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 79% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 45% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | N/A | 51% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 51% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 39% | 53% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 71% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 66% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61% | 62% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 48% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 65% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 72% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 60% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 59% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 73% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 76% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 53% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 88.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $36,271.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $27,936.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $38,836.0 |
* Telstar Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.