Mt Ararat High School
73 Eagles Way
Topsham ME, 04086, Sagadahoc County
Phone: 207-729-2951
Ranking: (26 out of 107, top 24%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: School Administrative District 75
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 66 | 67 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 87 | |||||||
Total Students: | 828 | 846 | 878 | 901 | 889 | 940 | 982 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 207 | 25.0% | 198 | 23.4% | 212 | 24.1% | 230 | 25.5% | 198 | 22.3% | 249 | 26.5% | 234 | 23.8% |
Grade 10: | 181 | 21.9% | 213 | 25.2% | 223 | 25.4% | 201 | 22.3% | 245 | 27.6% | 226 | 24.0% | 248 | 25.3% |
Grade 11: | 213 | 25.7% | 220 | 26.0% | 204 | 23.2% | 243 | 27.0% | 221 | 24.9% | 248 | 26.4% | 228 | 23.2% |
Grade 12: | 227 | 27.4% | 215 | 25.4% | 239 | 27.2% | 227 | 25.2% | 225 | 25.3% | 217 | 23.1% | 272 | 27.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 444 | 53.6% | 442 | 52.2% | 472 | 53.8% | 475 | 52.7% | 462 | 52.0% | 479 | 51.0% | 514 | 52.3% |
Female: | 384 | 46.4% | 404 | 47.8% | 406 | 46.2% | 426 | 47.3% | 419 | 47.1% | 453 | 48.2% | 464 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 21 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.0% | 16 | 1.8% | 18 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.7% |
Black: | 12 | 1.4% | 8 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.8% | 23 | 2.6% | 27 | 2.9% | 19 | 1.9% |
White: | 771 | 93.1% | 796 | 94.1% | 827 | 94.2% | 847 | 94.0% | 839 | 94.4% | 880 | 93.6% | 926 | 94.3% |
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: | 11 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 26.4% | 170 | 20.1% | 85 | 9.7% | 225 | 25.0% | 172 | 19.3% | 155 | 16.5% | 135 | 13.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 60 | 7.2% | 64 | 7.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 45 | 5.0% | 67 | 7.5% | 68 | 7.2% | 19 | 1.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.62 | 12.66 | 12.51 | 11.70 | 11.35 | 11.50 | 8.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MHSA | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 50% | 46% |
2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 49% |
2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 46% |
2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 43% | 43% | 48% |
2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 48% |
2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 50% |
2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 47% |
2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 48% |
2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 41% |
2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 44% |
2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 45% |
2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 45% | 45% | 41% |
2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 47% |
2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 45% |
2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 47% |
2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 48% | 48% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 49.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,900.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,695.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,182.0 |
* Mt Ararat High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.