Brewer High School

79 Parkway South, Brewer ME, 4412 | Brewer | 207-989-4140
  • grades 9-12
  • students 689
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 35% 24% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 3 in Brewer
  • Ranked #0 of 758 in Maine
Proficiency Averages
41%Brewer
45%Maine

Brewer High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Brewer" in Brewer, ME. There are a total of 689 students and 46 teachers at Brewer High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Brewer High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 34.5%, which is 24% lower than the Maine average.

Brewer High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students689
Teachers46
Student/Teacher ratio15:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment109
Taking some courses107
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses68
Passing no courses38

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Brewer High School, there are a total of 109 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 107 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25-29%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All42%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Brewer High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMaineNational
White 95.5% 93.1% 90.4% 51.1%
Black 0.6% 1.4% 3.5% 15.9%
Asian 1.0% 2.1% 1.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4% 1.4% 1.8% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.0% 1.0% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 0.8% 1.7% 3.1%

Brewer demographics profile

StatisticBrewerMaineNational
Population9,0261,344,212328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5924491
Median age40.244.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)49%57%55%
Speak English94%94%79%
Speak Spanish2%1%13%

Education level achieved in Brewer

IndexBrewerMaineNational
Completed 8th grade90.6%88.3%84.3%
Completed high school89.7%86.8%83.0%
Completed some college65.0%58.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.6%39.0%38.5%
Completed bachelors28.5%29.3%30.3%
Completed masters7.0%10.5%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.1%3.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Brewer High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.