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Houlton Southside School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–6

65 South Street, Houlton, ME 04730 · (207) 532-6027 · Part of School Administrative District 29

Houlton’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
368
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–6
The gist

What stands out about Houlton Southside School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Maine’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 18.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Houlton kids: Houlton Junior High School

On the path

Where Houlton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Houlton Elementary School282 students
3–6Houlton Southside SchoolYou are here
7–8Houlton Junior High School186 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency79%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

65 South Street, Houlton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 387
Grade 480
Grade 5102
Grade 699
Enrollment over time
311’20
296’21
317’22
293’23
368’24

Up 18.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%American Indian/Alaska Native 11%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Hispanic <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Houlton Southside School from Houlton families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 29

The district →
Houlton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Houlton
282 students13:1
Houlton Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Houlton
B−
186 students17:1
Houlton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Houlton
A−
378 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Houlton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.