Penquis Valley High School

Penquis Valley High School

Public Elementary, Middle, High School | Grade 5-12
Penquis Loop,  Milo, ME
Regional School Unit No. 41 (MSAD 41)
3.3
3.0
375 Students
C-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Average SAT Score
1060
Math Proficiency
65%
Reading Proficiency
69%
Average GPA
3.49
Graduation Rate
74.5%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
B-
Teachers
C-
College Prep
C-
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
C
Clubs and Activities
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.49
Reading Proficiency
69%
Math Proficiency
65%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Teachers
34
Full Time Teachers
34
Teachers in First or Second Year
10%
College Prep
Average SAT
1060
Math
510
Verbal
550
Number of AP Courses
3
AP Pass Rate
21.6%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

1
Test Scores
1
Equity
1
College Readiness
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Test Scores

Science
19.4%
State Average
36.4%
Math
28.4%
State Average
48.7%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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The Test Score Rating reflects annual state test results for this school compared with scores statewide.

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
181:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.8%
Female
49.2%
White
91.9%
Two or more races
3.5%
Hispanic
2.4%
Native American
1.1%
Black
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Husson University 39 Students
University of Maine 34 Students
University of Southern Maine 17 Students
Eastern Maine Community College 13 Students
University of New England 12 Students
University of Maine at Farmington 11 Students
Boston University 8 Students
Saint Joseph's College of Maine 8 Students
Tufts University 7 Students
Thomas College 7 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 8 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 5 Students
Psychology 4 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 4 Students
Elementary Education 4 Students
Physical Therapy 4 Students
Business 3 Students
Zoology and Entomology 3 Students
Counseling Psychology 2 Students
Criminal Justice and Corrections 2 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.3 38 Reviews
3.0 Senior
4/8/2024
Penquis Valley has always fell behind in academics and sports. Being in such a small town its not great when everybody is consistently in everybody else's business. I have lived in Milo my whole life and spent all 8 years in Penquis and I would never want my future children to go here. So many of the kids here come from troubled homes and the teachers are too focused on getting every kid to graduate rather than everybody be intelligent and do what school was made for. The school is consistently understaffed and always are in need for new teachers. I would personally never like to teach here when I finish college.
4.0 Alum
1/15/2020
Penquis Valley High School is a very small yet close-knit school, meaning everyone knows everyone. This can both be helpful or traumatic as a student depending on whether you make friends easily. The biggest positive for the school is the opportunities to get involved such as participating in sports, band, yearbook, key club, and student council. The biggest negative for the school is probably the lack of diversity.
2.0 Senior
1/3/2020
Just overall with all my experiences that I have had at Penquis has been bad. They got new teachers in and half of them don't know what there actually doing or they don't care. The bullying is horrible and the administration does nothing about it even when a person tells them about it.
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3.0 2 Reviews
1.0 parent
12/7/2018
its shocks me this website only puts positive stuff on hear from other people but not the negative what does that tell you,my point thank you. 0
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5.0 student
12/2/2014
This is the best school ever. We get to have iPads. We get to have icecream and we get to switch classes. That is my favorite part we don't have to sit in one class room anymore we can get up and go to differnt rooms. But I don't like at luch we have to sit at sine seats in the cafeteria
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