Table of contents
•	Title page
•	Introduction
•	Acknowledgments
•	National Summary
	State Profiles
	-	Alabama
	-	Alaska
	-	Arizona
	-	Arkansas
	-	California
	-	Colorado
	-	Connecticut
	-	Delaware
	-	District of Columbia
	-	Florida
	-	Georgia
	-	Hawaii
	-	Idaho
	-	Illinois
	-	Indiana
	-	Iowa
	-	Kansas
	-	Kentucky
	-	Louisiana
	-	Maine
	-	Maryland
	-	Massachusetts
	-	Michigan
	-	Minnesota
	-	Mississippi
	-	Missouri
	-	Montana
	-	Nebraska
	-	Nevada
	-	New Hampshire
	-	New Jersey
	-	New Mexico
	-	New York
	-	North Carolina
	-	North Dakota
	-	Ohio
	-	Oklahoma
	-	Oregon
	-	Pennsylvania
	-	Puerto Rico
	-	Rhode Island
	-	South Carolina
	-	South Dakota
	-	Tennessee
	-	Texas
	-	Utah
	-	Vermont
	-	Virginia
	-	Washington
	-	West Virginia
	-	Wisconsin
	-	Wyoming
•	Sources
•	Appendix A
•	Appendix B
•	Appendix C
•	Full report in PDF format (956K)

State Education Indicators With a Focus on Title I

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

Maine
http://www.state.me.us/education/homepage.htm

School and Teacher Demographics
Student Demographics
Statewide Accountability Information
Title I Schools
Assessment Information
Student Achievement 1998-1999
NAEP State Results
Printable version of this profile (PDF format)

School and Teacher Demographics

Number of districts
(CCD, 1998-99)

282

Number of public schools in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Other
440	125	108	16	1

Student/teacher ratio
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High
15:1	15:1	15:1

Number of FTE teachers in state
(CCD, 1998-99)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Other
6,770	3,095	4,070	322	5

Public school enrollment
	1989-90	1998-99
K-8 (CCD)	152,267	147,597
9-12 (CCD)	61,508	59,061
Pre-K (by state definition)	n/a	1,031

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1996-97)

State 45.5%, Local 47.5%, Federal 7.0%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1989-90	1998-99
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	n/a	0.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	n/a	0.9
Black	n/a	1.0
Hispanic	n/a	0.5
White	n/a	97.1

Students with disabilities
(OSEP, K-12)
1990-91	1998-99
11.6%	14.1%

Limited English proficient
(USED/NCBE, K-12)
1989-90	1996-97
1,822	2,386

Migrant
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1998-99
7,582	4,887

High school dropout rate
(CCD, event)
1993-94	1997-98
3.3%	3.2%

Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)
1994-95	1997-98
50%	60%

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1998-99)

For 0 to 34%, 459 schools; 35 to 49%, 152 schools; 50 to 74%, 48 schools; and 75 to 100%, 6 schools.

*25 schools did not report.

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Statewide Accountability Information

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Only performance reporting

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
None.

Indicators for School Accountability
None

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Improve % of students moving up at 4 levels, improve sub groups performance, scores on local reading test

Schools Meeting Title I AYP Goal
Not available

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Title I Schools

Title I enrollment
(USED)
	1998-99
K-8	25,168
9-12	404
Pre-K	n/a

Race/ethnicity
(USED, K-12)
	Schoolwide	Targeted Assistance
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	79	86
Asian/Pacific Islander	155	95
Black	210	191
Hispanic	69	125
White	6,933	17,970

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, USED, 1998-99)

$33,708,021

Number of schools with Title I programs
Schoolwide vs. targeted assistance (USED)

In 1996, no schools with schoolwide programs and 533 schools with targeted assistance; in 1998, 46 schoolwide, 379 targeted assistance; in 1999, 51 schoolwide, 411 targeted assistance

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Assessment Information

Assessment Reported
Maine Educational Assessment, used since 1985; Test revisions to reflect new state standards expected during 1997-98.
Revisions will be in place for the 1998-99 school year.

Progress Toward Assessment Aligned with Standards
Performance standards met review criteria of the U.S. Department of Education.

State Definition of "Proficient"
Meets the Standards (Score of 541 and above)

Definition of Title I Targeted Assistance
All students in Title I schools at tested grade are included in the assessment results.

Exclusion from Assessment
Primary reasons Disability, LRP Status, and Other.

Other Assessments
No information provided

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Student Achievement 1998-1999

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
		Does not Meet the Standards	Partially Meets the Standard	Meets the Standard	Exceeds the Standard
All Students		10.2%	42.5%	46.0%	1.3%
Title I Schoolwide		10.9	43.0	45.3	0.8
Title I Targeted		10.4	43.2	45.2	1.2
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-20	7.5	39.0	52.0	1.5
	50-100	10.6	46.2	42.6	0.6
LEP Students		10.0	55.0	35.0	0.0
Migrant students		15.0	56.0	29.0	0.0

Student achievement trend
Reading 4th grade meets or exceeds Standard

For 1998-99, 47.3% of all students, 53.5% of students at schools with less than 21% of students in poverty, and 43.2% of students at schools with 50% or more in poverty meet or exceed Standard.

Mathematics
		Does not Meet the Standards	Partially Meets the Standard	Meets the Standard	Exceeds the Standard
All Students		28.0%	48.4%	22.6%	1.0%
Title I Schoolwide		23.8	54.2	21.8	0.2
Title I Targeted		28.5	48.2	22.1	1.2
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-20	24.0	46.0	28.7	1.3
	50-100	25.9	55.9	18.2	0.0
LEP Students		25.0	60.0	14.0	1.0
Migrant students		43.0	45.0	12.0	0.0

Grade 8

Reading/LanguageArts
		Does not Meet the Standards	Partially Meets the Standard	Meets the Standard	Exceeds the Standard
All Students		9.7%	51.2%	36.9%	2.2%
Title I Schoolwide		8.0	53.7	37.5	0.8
Title I Targeted		9.3	51.6	36.6	2.5
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-20	8.2	47.4	42.2	2.2
	50-100	22.0	70.0	8.0	0.0
LEP Students		23.0	59.0	17.0	1.0
Migrant students		22.0	54.0	24.0	0.0

Mathematics
		Does not Meet the Standards	Partially Meets the Standard	Meets the Standard	Exceeds the Standard
All Students		40.6%	40.4%	18.3%	0.7%
Title I Schoolwide		47.8	39.2	12.4	0.6
Title I Targeted		40.5	40.9	18.1	0.5
Percent of School in Poverty
	00-20	34.7	42.1	22.1	1.1
	50-100	67.0	33.0	0.0	0.0
LEP Students		51.0	40.0	7.0	2.0
Migrant students		60.0	30.0	8.0	2.0

Student achievement trend
Math 8th grade meets or exceeds Standard

For 1998-99, 19.0% of all students, 23.2% of students at schools with less than 21% of students in poverty, and 0.0% of students at schools with 50% or more in poverty meet or exceed Standard.

Grade 11

Reading
	Does not Meet the Standards	Partially Meets the Standard	Meets the Standard	Exceeds the Standard
All Students	7.4%	44.5%	45.5%	2.6%
Title I Schoolwide	20.0	60.0	20.0	0.0
Title I Targeted	5.5	55.5	38.0	1.0

Mathematics
	Does not Meet the Standards	Partially Meets the Standard	Meets the Standard	Exceeds the Standard
All Students	37.0%	43.4%	18.1%	1.5%
Title I Schoolwide	38.0	62.0	0.0	0.0
Title I Targeted	39.1	41.8	16.7	2.4

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	36%	42%
Basic level and above	73%	84%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	24%	32%
Basic level and above	74%	76%