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James Otis Kaler Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

165 Kelsey St

South Portland ME, 04106, Cumberland County

Phone: 207-799-3214

Ranking:

(345 out of 407, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5

School District: South Portland

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:	21		19		20		23		21		18		18
Total Students:	228		215		181		238		241		225		215
Prekindergarten:	16	7.0%	16	7.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	42	18.4%	42	19.5%	31	17.1%	33	13.9%	40	16.6%	37	16.4%	42	19.5%
Grade 1:	35	15.4%	35	16.3%	28	15.5%	40	16.8%	38	15.8%	45	20.0%	34	15.8%
Grade 2:	33	14.5%	28	13.0%	25	13.8%	40	16.8%	50	20.7%	41	18.2%	42	19.5%
Grade 3:	33	14.5%	33	15.3%	32	17.7%	44	18.5%	38	15.8%	42	18.7%	34	15.8%
Grade 4:	31	13.6%	37	17.2%	32	17.7%	37	15.5%	46	19.1%	28	12.4%	30	14.0%
Grade 5:	38	16.7%	24	11.2%	33	18.2%	44	18.5%	29	12.0%	32	14.2%	33	15.3%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	138	60.5%	135	62.8%	99	54.7%	130	54.6%	130	53.9%	121	53.8%	114	53.0%
Female:	90	39.5%	80	37.2%	82	45.3%	108	45.4%	103	42.7%	96	42.7%	97	45.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	1.3%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	2	0.8%	5	2.1%	3	1.3%	2	0.9%
Asian:	11	4.8%	9	4.2%	10	5.5%	8	3.4%	12	5.0%	11	4.9%	3	1.4%
Hispanic:	18	7.9%	18	8.4%	9	5.0%	5	2.1%	2	0.8%	3	1.3%	2	0.9%
Black:	12	5.3%	8	3.7%	8	4.4%	8	3.4%	11	4.6%	9	4.0%	3	1.4%
White:	162	71.1%	160	74.4%	142	78.5%	200	84.0%	211	87.6%	199	88.4%	205	95.3%
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:	22	9.6%	19	8.8%	12	6.6%	15	6.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	116	50.9%	100	46.5%	NA	NA	108	45.4%	104	43.2%	88	39.1%	86	40.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	15	6.6%	22	10.2%	NA	NA	10	4.2%	15	6.2%	22	9.8%	16	7.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.00		11.08		9.14		10.44		11.76		12.50		9.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
MEA
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	N/A	65%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	N/A	67%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	73%	69%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	N/A	65%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	N/A	64%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	65%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A	61%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51%	N/A	60%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	63%	66%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	N/A	67%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	N/A	63%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	54%	71%	71%
2007	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52%	N/A	56%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	35%	N/A	57%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	34%	N/A	N/A
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	N/A	60%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48%	N/A	64%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	60%	65%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51%	N/A	60%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65%	N/A	63%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	48%	69%	67%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	29%	52%	55%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64%	N/A	58%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	32%	N/A	43%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	26%	N/A	N/A
NECAP
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	63%	62%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	65%	61%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	62%	64%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	37%	64%	62%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	77%	73%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	74%	69%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	77%	72%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	34%	74%	68%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	35%	65%	62%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	63%	60%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	70%	66%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	45%	67%	66%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	32%	68%	67%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	58%	67%	68%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66%	74%	70%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	40%	70%	69%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52%	58%	64%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	39%	62%	60%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	65%	64%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	40%	66%	62%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55%	72%	72%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	45%	68%	70%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66%	69%	68%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52%	73%	71%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	11%	46%	43%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	39%	41%	41%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	20%	49%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.2%

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:	$49,561.0
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:	$49,561.0

* James Otis Kaler Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.