Middle Schools in Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29

Summary:

Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29 contains a single middle school, Houlton Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8 with a student population of 290. While the school has some positive metrics, such as a higher-than-average proficiency rate in English Language Arts compared to the state, it also faces several challenges, including lower proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science, as well as a high chronic absenteeism rate.

Houlton Junior High School is ranked 54 out of 91 middle schools in Maine for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) for the 2024-2025 school year were 67.66% in English Language Arts (higher than the state average of 63.84%), 32.74% in Mathematics (lower than the state average of 49.38%), and 30.86% in Science (lower than the state average of 36.18%). Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 23.4%, significantly higher than the state average.

The data suggests that Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29 is facing challenges in terms of student performance and engagement at the middle school level. The school's declining test scores, high chronic absenteeism rate, and the economic disadvantage among the student population (73.1% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch) are areas that require targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

District Detail

7 Bird Street
Houlton, ME 04730

(207) 538-3807

SchoolDigger Rank:
111^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,214

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Houlton Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 Bird Street	Houlton	04730	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 29/Maine School Admin District 29	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 532-6551	186	11	16.7	76.9%	144 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.2%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (11.8%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.4%)	37.2	54^th of 91 public middle schools	40.7%		31.8	65^th of 92 public middle schools	29.3%	11	67.7	32.7	30.9	$16,571

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Houlton-Region 2	1.62 mi	1
Regional School Unit 70/Maine School Admin District 70	3.83 mi	2	47^th
Regional School Unit 50	16.25 mi	3
Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42	27.99 mi	2	64^th
Regional School Unit 89	31.1 mi	2	152^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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