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Waterville Junior High School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
100 West River Rd
Waterville, ME 04901
Phone
(207) 873-2144
District
Waterville Public Schools
County
KENNEBEC COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
338
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.0% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Waterville Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
54%
63%
65%
36%
43%
49%
54%
63%
65%
36%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 95 28.1%
Grade 7 131 38.8%
Grade 8 112 33.1%
Total 338 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.3% 88.8% 89.5%
Black 1.3% 2.0% 4.6%
Hispanic 7.6% 6.9% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.7% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.6% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.4% 59.2% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 46.4% 52.3% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 7.0% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 15,785 1,385,340
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,166.5 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.2% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 29.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.1% 28.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 21.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,366 580,172
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.1% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.7% 15.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.7% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.2% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.4% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.5% 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.8% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 13.8% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,038 $16,572,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,546 $2,553,000 7.4%
Staff $752 $1,241,000 3.6%
General Administration $535 $884,000 2.6%
School Administration $1,058 $1,747,000 5.1%
Operation $2,997 $4,948,000 14.3%
Transportation $582 $961,000 2.8%
Other $384 $634,000 1.8%
Total Support $7,855 $12,968,000 37.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,009 $4,968,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $20,901 $34,508,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,878 $1,719,893,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,292 $225,026,000 6.4%
Staff $1,010 $175,940,000 5.0%
General Administration $623 $108,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $933 $162,369,000 4.6%
Operation $2,119 $368,955,000 10.4%
Transportation $758 $131,925,000 3.7%
Other $247 $43,075,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,983 $1,215,777,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $602,867,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $20,323 $3,538,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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