Waterville Junior High School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Waterville, Maine

Waterville Junior High School in Waterville, Maine enrolled 325 students in 2024-25 with 29.5 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 82% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

338 students in 2022-23, 333 students in 2023-24, 325 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 29.5.

Students enrolled at Waterville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233382023-243332024-25325
Students enrolled at Waterville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233382023-243332024-25325
Students enrolled at Waterville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233382023-243332024-25325
Students enrolled at Waterville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 338, 2023-24: 333, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233382023-243332024-25325
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333830.111.2
2023-2433328.011.9
2024-2532529.511.0

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.

Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 11.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 11.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6810121416students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 11.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine middle schools, 2024-2582 values from 7.8 to 16.8; This school 11.0; state median 11.1.1 more above 16.0 →6101416students per full-time teacherThis school 11.0state median 11.1U.S. 14.6

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 Waterville Junior High School enrolled 370 students and reported no counselor; it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent39.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

81.2% of students were White, 6.5% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White81.2%
  2. Hispanic6.5%
  3. Two or more races5.5%
  4. Black3.7%
  5. Asian2.2%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Waterville Junior High School scored proficient or above: 82% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2282%80%84.1%
Math, 2022-2336%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 Waterville Junior High School

  1. Winslow Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 178 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  2. Messalonskee Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 495 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Waterville Junior High School with Winslow Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waterville Public Schools spends per student$21,367 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,367
  5. The largest public schools in MaineWaterville Junior High School is the number 44 by size of 82 Maine middle schools open in 2024-25.#44 of 82
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher11.0 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 11.1 for middle schools.11.0:1
  7. 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 Waterville Junior High School

  1. How many students attend Waterville Junior High School?
    325 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 338 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Waterville, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Waterville Junior High 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.
  3. Is Waterville Junior High School a Title I school?
    Waterville Junior High 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).
  4. How do students at Waterville Junior High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Waterville Junior High School scored proficient or above: 82% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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.
  5. What district is Waterville Junior High School in?
    Waterville Public Schools, NCES district ID 2313350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231335000934 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.

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