Troy A Howard Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Belfast, Maine
Troy A Howard Middle School in Belfast, Maine enrolled 330 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 11.0 students per teacher against the Maine middle-school median of 11.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 76% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
340 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 330 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.0 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 340 | 32.0 | 10.6 |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 32.0 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 330 | 30.0 | 11.0 |
11.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 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).
One counselor per 343 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Troy A Howard Middle School enrolled 343 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 343 of the 343 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions29
- Chronically absent38.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.1% of students were White, 5.2% of two or more races, 1.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.1%
- Two or more races5.2%
- Hispanic1.8%
- Asian0.9%
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 Troy A Howard Middle School scored proficient or above: 76% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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 | 76% | 79% | 84.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35% | 80% (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 Troy A Howard Middle School
- Searsport District Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.1 miles away: 108 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.1 mi
- Mt View Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 15 miles away: 232 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Troy A Howard Middle School with Searsport District Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rsu 71 spends per student$18,742 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,742
- The largest public schools in MaineTroy A Howard Middle School is the number 42 by size of 82 Maine middle schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 82
- Maine schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 11.1 for middle schools.11.0:1
- 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 Troy A Howard Middle School
How many students attend Troy A Howard Middle School?
330 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 340 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Belfast, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Troy A Howard Middle School?
11.0 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 Troy A Howard Middle School a Title I school?
Troy A Howard Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Troy A Howard Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Troy A Howard Middle School scored proficient or above: 76% in reading in 2021-22 and 35% 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 Troy A Howard Middle School in?
Rsu 71, NCES district ID 2314822. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231482200048 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.