Belfast Area High School
98 Waldo Ave
Belfast ME, 04915, Waldo County
Phone: 207-338-1790
Ranking: 
(83 out of 107, bottom 22%)*
(83 out of 107, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Regional School Unit 20
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 51 | |||||
| Total Students: | 523 | 580 | 594 | 636 | 633 | |||||
| Grade 9: | 121 | 23.1% | 145 | 25.0% | 127 | 21.4% | 143 | 22.5% | 153 | 24.2% |
| Grade 10: | 138 | 26.4% | 137 | 23.6% | 146 | 24.6% | 151 | 23.7% | 157 | 24.8% |
| Grade 11: | 129 | 24.7% | 152 | 26.2% | 143 | 24.1% | 164 | 25.8% | 168 | 26.5% |
| Grade 12: | 135 | 25.8% | 146 | 25.2% | 178 | 30.0% | 178 | 28.0% | 155 | 24.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 287 | 54.9% | 319 | 55.0% | 302 | 50.8% | 343 | 53.9% | 323 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 236 | 45.1% | 261 | 45.0% | 292 | 49.2% | 293 | 46.1% | 302 | 47.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 12 | 2.0% | 14 | 2.2% | 13 | 2.1% |
| White: | 505 | 96.6% | 554 | 95.5% | 570 | 96.0% | 615 | 96.7% | 612 | 96.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 241 | 46.1% | 255 | 44.0% | NA | NA | 281 | 44.2% | 238 | 37.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 7.3% | 22 | 3.8% | NA | NA | 40 | 6.3% | 56 | 8.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.34 | 12.19 | 12.67 | 12.69 | 12.34 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MHSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 33% | 30% | 46% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 32% | 30% | 49% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 29% | 30% | 46% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | End of course | % met std | 39% | 37% | 48% |
| 2010 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 41% | 43% | 48% |
| 2011 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 44% | 40% | 50% |
| 2012 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 33% | 35% | 47% |
| 2013 | Reading | End of course | % met std | 46% | 44% | 48% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 37% | 35% | 41% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 37% | 36% | 44% |
| 2012 | Science | End of course | % met std | 39% | 41% | 45% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 38% | 35% | 41% |
| 2010 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 37% | 39% | 47% |
| 2011 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 37% | 37% | 45% |
| 2012 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 33% | 35% | 47% |
| 2013 | Writing | End of course | % met std | 43% | 39% | 44% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Belfast Area High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.