William S. Cohen School
304 Garland St
Bangor ME, 04401, Penobscot County
Phone: 207-941-6230
Ranking: 
(22 out of 407, top 5%)*
(22 out of 407, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 33 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 398 | 381 | 394 | 394 | 388 | 384 | 381 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 139 | 34.9% | 127 | 33.3% | 128 | 32.5% | 129 | 32.7% | 133 | 34.3% | 125 | 32.6% | 124 | 32.5% |
| Grade 7: | 127 | 31.9% | 126 | 33.1% | 125 | 31.7% | 140 | 35.5% | 120 | 30.9% | 130 | 33.9% | 132 | 34.6% |
| Grade 8: | 132 | 33.2% | 128 | 33.6% | 141 | 35.8% | 125 | 31.7% | 135 | 34.8% | 129 | 33.6% | 125 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 46.7% | 190 | 49.9% | 206 | 52.3% | 210 | 53.3% | 199 | 51.3% | 199 | 51.8% | 203 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 212 | 53.3% | 191 | 50.1% | 188 | 47.7% | 184 | 46.7% | 181 | 46.6% | 177 | 46.1% | 174 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 16 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.7% | 11 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.0% | 13 | 3.4% | 16 | 4.2% | 13 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 11 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 14 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.1% | 14 | 3.7% |
| White: | 352 | 88.4% | 341 | 89.5% | 364 | 92.4% | 363 | 92.1% | 350 | 90.2% | 349 | 90.9% | 346 | 90.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 31.2% | 120 | 31.5% | 20 | 5.1% | 127 | 32.2% | 101 | 26.0% | 85 | 22.1% | 77 | 20.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 4.3% | 21 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 4.8% | 33 | 8.5% | 34 | 8.9% | 26 | 6.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.60 | 11.57 | 12.90 | 12.47 | 14.53 | 12.20 | 8.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 50% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 55% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72% | 54% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | 65% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 70% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 47% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | 69% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 79% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 45% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 51% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 53% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 65% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 66% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 62% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 48% |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 63% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 63% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 65% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 64% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 72% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 72% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 60% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 61% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 72% | 59% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 68% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | N/A | 66% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 78% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | 61% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | N/A | 73% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 77% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 76% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 53% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 60% | 51% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 37.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 62.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 22.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 11.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 88.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $52,652.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,566.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $55,243.0 |
* William S. Cohen School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.