Fruit Street School
175 Fruit St
Bangor ME, 04401, Penobscot County
Phone: 207-941-6270
Ranking: 
(36 out of 407, top 9%)*
(36 out of 407, top 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Bangor
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 346 | 341 | 340 | 337 | 330 | 318 | 315 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 11.6% | 40 | 11.7% | 34 | 10.0% | 39 | 11.6% | 40 | 12.1% | 34 | 10.7% | 31 | 9.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 22.5% | 63 | 18.5% | 80 | 23.5% | 67 | 19.9% | 65 | 19.7% | 60 | 18.9% | 79 | 25.1% |
| Grade 1: | 69 | 19.9% | 74 | 21.7% | 76 | 22.4% | 75 | 22.3% | 67 | 20.3% | 85 | 26.7% | 58 | 18.4% |
| Grade 2: | 80 | 23.1% | 84 | 24.6% | 83 | 24.4% | 66 | 19.6% | 86 | 26.1% | 68 | 21.4% | 73 | 23.2% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 22.8% | 80 | 23.5% | 67 | 19.7% | 90 | 26.7% | 72 | 21.8% | 71 | 22.3% | 74 | 23.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 160 | 46.2% | 157 | 46.0% | 168 | 49.4% | 172 | 51.0% | 161 | 48.8% | 147 | 46.2% | 151 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 186 | 53.8% | 184 | 54.0% | 172 | 50.6% | 165 | 49.0% | 161 | 48.8% | 163 | 51.3% | 160 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 11 | 3.3% | 8 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 10 | 2.9% | 11 | 3.2% | 16 | 4.7% | 12 | 3.6% | 13 | 3.9% | 9 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.6% |
| White: | 295 | 85.3% | 293 | 85.9% | 294 | 86.5% | 303 | 89.9% | 300 | 90.9% | 295 | 92.8% | 303 | 96.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 23 | 6.6% | 17 | 5.0% | 11 | 3.2% | 7 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 29.5% | 105 | 30.8% | NA | NA | 78 | 23.1% | 71 | 21.5% | 68 | 21.4% | 62 | 19.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.6% | 12 | 3.5% | NA | NA | 16 | 4.7% | 21 | 6.4% | 27 | 8.5% | 27 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.51 | 15.61 | 15.96 | 14.59 | 15.94 | 14.40 | 9.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | N/A | 58% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 65% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 64% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 67% | 65% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 72% | 62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 61% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 62% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 73% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 69% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 77% | 68% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,580.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,607.0 |
* Fruit Street School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.