State/Public Middle Open

Waterville Junior High School

100 West River Rd, Waterville, Kennebec County, 04901

338
Pupils
11.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Waterville Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Waterville, Kennebec County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waterville Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 76% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Waterville Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Waterville Junior High School enrolls 338 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.

Male students
172 (51%)
Female students
166 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.1
Student-teacher ratio
11.2:1
Grade span
6–8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White28384%
Hispanic or Latino247.1%
Two or more races216.2%
Asian51.5%
Black or African American41.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

177 of the school's 338 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 6–8Title I

Waterville Junior High 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-10, state senate district 16, state house district 109.

School district: Waterville Public Schools

Waterville Junior High School is one of 5 schools in Waterville Public Schools, based in Waterville, Maine. The district serves 1,623 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Waterville Junior High School is close to the district average of about 325 students per school.

1,623
District students
5
Schools
150
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

83%
Reading proficient
76%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: Town - Remote

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