Spruce Mountain Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Jay, Maine
Spruce Mountain Middle School in Jay, Maine enrolled 303 students in 2024-25 with 28.5 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Maine middle-school median of 11.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 83% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
358 students in 2022-23, 335 students in 2023-24, 303 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.1 to 28.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 358 | 26.1 | 13.7 |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 28.3 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 303 | 28.5 | 10.6 |
10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Maine middle schools
Among the 82 Maine middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.1; the national median for middle 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spruce Mountain Middle School enrolled 318 students and reported no counselor; it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions33
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
93.7% of students were White, 3.0% Black, 1.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.7%
- Black3.0%
- Hispanic1.0%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian1.0%
- Two or more races0.3%
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 Spruce Mountain Middle School scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 | 83% | 77% | 84.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 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.
What to look at next about Spruce Mountain Middle School
- T W Kelly Dirigo Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 180 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Tripp Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 326 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Spruce Mountain Middle School with T W Kelly Dirigo Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rsu 73 spends per student$17,330 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,330
- The largest public schools in MaineSpruce Mountain Middle School is the number 52 by size of 82 Maine middle schools open in 2024-25.#52 of 82
- Maine schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 11.1 for middle schools.10.6:1
- 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 Spruce Mountain Middle School
How many students attend Spruce Mountain Middle School?
303 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 358 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Jay, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Spruce Mountain Middle School?
10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for middle schools is 11.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Spruce Mountain Middle School a Title I school?
Spruce Mountain Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Spruce Mountain Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Spruce Mountain Middle School scored proficient or above: 83% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% 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 Spruce Mountain Middle School in?
Rsu 73, NCES district ID 2314805. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231480523133 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.