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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hall-Dale Middle and High School this year?
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Enrollment
496
High
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 448
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 02·NCES 231477623162
Hall-Dale Middle and High School
97 Maple ST, Farmingdale, ME 04344 · (207) 622-6211 · Kennebec County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Maine public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
188 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 14% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
43.4%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Hall-Dale Middle and High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall-Dale Middle and High School this school | 496 | 37.9% | N/A |
| Gray-New Gloucester High School Gray | 573 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Brewer High School Brewer | 690 | 38.8% | N/A |
| Poland Regional H S Poland | 506 | 35.0% | N/A |
| Orono High School Orono | 337 | 40.9% | N/A |
| Cony Augusta | 662 | 43.2% | N/A |
Matched among Maine high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hall-Dale Middle and High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Kennebec County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #47 of 73 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #16 of 67 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #46 of 114 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #30 of 86 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #41 of 86 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.9% | #74 of 106 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #24 of 35 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
496
+75 (+18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 496 | 42.2 | 11.8:1 | 38% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 41.7 | 11.4:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 46.9 | 11.1:1 | 31% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 41 | 10.3:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 42.2 | 11.4:1 | 32% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hall-Dale Middle and High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (482 to 496); teachers unchanged (42.2 to 42.2).
About Hall-Dale Middle and High School
Hall-Dale Middle and High School is a medium-sized high school found in Farmingdale, Maine. It serves 496 students in grades 6 through 12.
Hall-Dale Middle and High School is in RSU 02, a district with 1,876 students across 8 schools.
White students are the large majority at Hall-Dale Middle and High School, with 90% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Kennebec County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Hall-Dale Middle and High School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 11.8:1 comes from the school's 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Maine have a similar average ratio of 11.9:1. The lunch program counts 38% of students at Hall-Dale Middle and High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Hall-Dale Middle and High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Maine public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Kennebec County residents, median household income is about $69,077, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 53 public schools in Kennebec County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,649.
The school nearest to Hall-Dale Middle and High School is Hall-Dale Elementary Sch, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. Within five miles of Hall-Dale Middle and High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Hall-Dale Middle and High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hall-Dale Middle and High School went from 421 students to 496. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.3:1 to 11.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kennebec County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
126,808
Census ACS
Median income
$69,077
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
15,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 02
- Monmouth Memorial SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Hall-Dale Elementary SchElementary · 311 students
- Marcia Buker SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Monmouth AcademyHigh · 192 students
- Richmond High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Richmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Hall-Dale Elementary Sch1.7 mi · 311
- Gardiner Area High School2.8 mi · 565
- Lincoln School3.2 mi · 291
- Maine Arts Academy School3.4 mi · 245
- Gardiner Regional Middle School3.5 mi · 425
- Laura E Richards School3.5 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Hall-Dale Middle and High SchoolHow many students attend Hall-Dale Middle and High School?
Hall-Dale Middle and High School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Hall-Dale Middle and High School serve?
Hall-Dale Middle and High School serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Hall-Dale Middle and High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Hall-Dale Middle and High School.
What is the student diversity at Hall-Dale Middle and High School?
Student demographics at Hall-Dale Middle and High School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hall-Dale Middle and High School?
Hall-Dale Middle and High School is overseen by RSU 02 in Kennebec County.
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