📍 65 South Street, Houlton, Aroostook County, 04730
Houlton Southside School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houlton, Aroostook County. The school has 317 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 29/Msad 29 school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houlton Southside School enrolls 317 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 11% American Indian or Alaska Native and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 82% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 317 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houlton Southside School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-20, state senate district 2, state house district 144.
Houlton Southside School is one of 4 schools in RSU 29/MSAD 29, based in Houlton, Maine. The district serves 1,214 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 317 students, Houlton Southside School is close to the district average of about 304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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