Waterville Junior High School
100 West River Rd Waterville ME, 04901, Kennebec County Phone: 207-873-2144 Ranking:  (368 out of 407, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Waterville Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 386 | 393 | 844 | 411 | 412 | 414 | 420 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 117 | 30.3% | 120 | 30.5% | 264 | 31.3% | 129 | 31.4% | 136 | 33.0% | 121 | 29.2% | 139 | 33.1% |
| Grade 7: | 137 | 35.5% | 133 | 33.8% | 274 | 32.5% | 149 | 36.3% | 129 | 31.3% | 142 | 34.3% | 148 | 35.2% |
| Grade 8: | 132 | 34.2% | 140 | 35.6% | 306 | 36.3% | 133 | 32.4% | 147 | 35.7% | 151 | 36.5% | 133 | 31.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 182 | 47.2% | 198 | 50.4% | 444 | 52.6% | 215 | 52.3% | 210 | 51.0% | 210 | 50.7% | 216 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 204 | 52.8% | 195 | 49.6% | 400 | 47.4% | 196 | 47.7% | 194 | 47.1% | 196 | 47.3% | 200 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 26 | 6.7% | 23 | 5.9% | 50 | 5.9% | 20 | 4.9% | 12 | 2.9% | 10 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 8 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.3% | 16 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.6% |
| White: | 333 | 86.3% | 347 | 88.3% | 752 | 89.1% | 376 | 91.5% | 388 | 94.2% | 390 | 94.2% | 396 | 94.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 55.2% | 195 | 49.6% | 28 | 3.3% | 205 | 49.9% | 152 | 36.9% | 170 | 41.1% | 177 | 42.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.9% | 16 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 5.6% | 26 | 6.3% | 38 | 9.2% | 44 | 10.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.55 | 11.43 | 23.20 | 11.05 | 11.08 | 10.30 | 8.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | N/A | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 54% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 70% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 47% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 52% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | N/A | 53% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 69% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 73% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 79% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | N/A | 45% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | N/A | 51% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | N/A | 51% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 53% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 71% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 66% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 62% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | N/A | 48% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 65% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | 64% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 72% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | 60% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 59% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 68% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 39% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 73% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 76% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47% | 53% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 37% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,155.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $28,660.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,133.0 |
* Waterville Junior High School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.