📍 7 Bird Street, Houlton, Aroostook County, 04730
Houlton Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houlton, Aroostook County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 29/Msad 29 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 88% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houlton Junior High School enrolls 308 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 10% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 249 | 81% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 31 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 308 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 Junior High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 Junior High 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 308 students, Houlton Junior High 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: Rural - Fringe
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