Biddeford Intermediate School
Public elementary school, grades 3 to 4 · Biddeford, Maine
Biddeford Intermediate School in Biddeford, Maine enrolled 357 students in 2024-25 with 33.1 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
350 students in 2022-23, 329 students in 2023-24, 357 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.1 to 33.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 350 | 31.1 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 33.1 | 9.9 |
| 2024-25 | 357 | 33.1 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 Maine elementary schools
Among the 341 Maine elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 318 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Biddeford Intermediate School enrolled 318 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 318 of the 318 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.7% of students were White, 12.6% Black, 11.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White64.7%
- Black12.6%
- Hispanic11.2%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Asian4.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Biddeford Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 84% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 84% | 80% | 84.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 59% | 77% (2021-22) | 48.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Biddeford
3 public elementary schools in Biddeford report 2024-25 enrollment; Biddeford Intermediate School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biddeford Primary School | 483 | 11.9 | 44.3% |
| Biddeford Intermediate School | 357 | 10.8 | 40.3% |
| John F Kennedy Memorial School | 157 | 11.5 | 48.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Biddeford Intermediate School
- Biddeford Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 483 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 157 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare Biddeford Intermediate School with Biddeford Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Biddeford Schools spends per student$19,349 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,349
- The largest public schools in MaineBiddeford Intermediate School is the number 63 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#63 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.10.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Biddeford Intermediate School
How many students attend Biddeford Intermediate School?
357 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 350 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Biddeford, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Biddeford Intermediate School?
10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Biddeford Intermediate School a Title I school?
Biddeford Intermediate School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Biddeford Intermediate School do on state tests?
The students tested at Biddeford Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 84% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Biddeford Intermediate School in?
Biddeford Schools, NCES district ID 2303150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230315000622 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.