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Houlton Junior High School

7 Bird Street, Houlton, ME 04730 · (207) 532-6551 · Aroostook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Maine public middle 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 middle schools

Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 364
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
143 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 79350%
Grade 89350%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
14477%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
105%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
2212%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
9249%
Female
9451%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Houlton Junior High School→Houlton High School
Feeds from
Houlton Southside School03–06
Based on grade levels within RSU 29/MSAD 29. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
67.7%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
32.7%
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 33 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 →

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Houlton Junior High School this school18676.9%N/A
Day Mountain Regional Middle School
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14169.5%N/A
Mt View Middle School
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23265.5%N/A
Mountain Valley Middle School
Mexico
37677.4%N/A
T W Kelly Dirigo Middle School
Dixfield
18061.7%N/A
Searsport District Middle School
Searsport
10877.8%N/A
Matched among Maine middle 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 Houlton Junior High School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Maine
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.7%#56 of 74
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.7%#30 of 80
Enrollment
ranked largest first
186#69 of 85
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
76.9%#3 of 82
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-38.8%#1 of 51
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25
Enrollment
186
-108 (-37%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518611.116.8:177% (143)
2023-2429018.116.0:173% (212)
2022-2330821.914.1:172% (221)
2020-212942213.4:165% (192)
2017-1830424.212.6:167% (203)
2015-162832113.5:158% (164)
2010-111861413.3:153% (98)
2000-01211826.4:147% (99)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houlton Junior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 39% (304 to 186); teachers down 54% (24.2 to 11.1).

About Houlton Junior High School

Houlton Junior High School is classified as a middle school. It is located in Houlton, Maine. Total enrollment is 186 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Maine enroll about 364 students on average.

Houlton Junior High School is one school in RSU 29/MSAD 29, a system of 4 schools with 1,214 students.

Of every 100 students at Houlton Junior High School, about 77 are White. Other reported shares: 12% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Aroostook County's residents are about 93% White, 16 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Houlton Junior High School scores 38%.

Houlton Junior High School reports a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher, from 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Maine is 11.2:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Houlton Junior High School, 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Aroostook County.

Houlton Junior High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Maine public middle schools.

Looking at the county, Aroostook County, median household income comes to about $56,700, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 42, with about 8,529 students.

Houlton High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Houlton Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools.

The NCES locale for Houlton Junior High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 186, from 294 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 13.4:1 to 16.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Aroostook County at a glance

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Population
67,058
Census ACS
Median income
$56,700
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
8,529 students

Quick facts

School name
Houlton Junior High School
District
RSU 29/MSAD 29
Address
7 Bird Street, Houlton, ME 04730
Phone
(207) 532-6551
County
Aroostook County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
186
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
143 (77%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
231116000301
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Houlton Junior High School
How large is Houlton Junior High School?
Houlton Junior High School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Houlton Junior High School serve?
Houlton Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Houlton Junior High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Houlton Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Houlton Junior High School?
At Houlton Junior High School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Houlton Junior High School in?
Houlton Junior High School is part of RSU 29/MSAD 29.
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