Helen Thompson School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

309 Spears Corner Rd

Gardiner ME, 04345, Kennebec County

Phone: 207-724-3930

Ranking:

(232 out of 407, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: School Administrative District 11

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:	20		20		21		19		19		18		15
Total Students:	296		293		287		299		273		263		235
Prekindergarten:	33	11.1%	30	10.2%	29	10.1%	31	10.4%	30	11.0%	31	11.8%	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	46	15.5%	41	14.0%	39	13.6%	49	16.4%	43	15.8%	38	14.4%	35	14.9%
Grade 1:	43	14.5%	36	12.3%	52	18.1%	47	15.7%	42	15.4%	33	12.5%	36	15.3%
Grade 2:	36	12.2%	52	17.7%	44	15.3%	45	15.1%	37	13.6%	36	13.7%	48	20.4%
Grade 3:	44	14.9%	44	15.0%	50	17.4%	34	11.4%	34	12.5%	50	19.0%	31	13.2%
Grade 4:	44	14.9%	49	16.7%	38	13.2%	38	12.7%	54	19.8%	34	12.9%	43	18.3%
Grade 5:	50	16.9%	41	14.0%	35	12.2%	55	18.4%	33	12.1%	41	15.6%	42	17.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	146	49.3%	154	52.6%	151	52.6%	153	51.2%	147	53.8%	137	52.1%	117	49.8%
Female:	150	50.7%	139	47.4%	136	47.4%	146	48.8%	118	43.2%	118	44.9%	114	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%
Hispanic:	3	1.0%	4	1.4%	3	1.0%	2	0.7%	2	0.7%	2	0.8%	2	0.9%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	1.0%	2	0.7%	2	0.7%	1	0.4%	1	0.4%
White:	288	97.3%	281	95.9%	279	97.2%	292	97.7%	268	98.2%	259	98.5%	231	98.3%
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:	5	1.7%	8	2.7%	0	0.0%	2	0.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	98	33.1%	95	32.4%	17	5.9%	94	31.4%	88	32.2%	66	25.1%	63	26.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	8	2.7%	12	4.1%	0	0.0%	25	8.4%	17	6.2%	13	4.9%	21	8.9%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.80		14.80		13.67		16.08		14.76		15.00		11.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MEA
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	N/A	N/A
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	N/A	N/A
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	N/A	N/A
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	56%	N/A
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	56%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	N/A	N/A
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40%	N/A	N/A
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	N/A	N/A
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	36%	56%	N/A
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61%	67%	N/A
2006	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A	N/A
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52%	N/A	N/A
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	53%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	N/A
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	42%	N/A	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A	N/A
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41%	N/A	N/A
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	52%	N/A
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	78%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60%	57%	N/A
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	53%	N/A
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	77%	N/A	N/A
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	26%	N/A	N/A
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	32%	N/A	N/A
NECAP
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	60%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	65%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	66%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	76%	N/A
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	76%	N/A
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	74%	N/A
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	70%	N/A
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	74%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	52%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	61%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	69%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	67%	N/A
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	55%	N/A
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	68%	N/A
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	70%	N/A
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48%	53%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	54%	N/A
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	66%	N/A
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%	N/A
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61%	72%	N/A
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61%	66%	N/A
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69%	70%	N/A
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	64%	76%	N/A
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	41%	38%	N/A
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46%	37%	N/A
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43%	49%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	60.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	0.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	100.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,743.0
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:	$42,743.0

* Helen Thompson School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.