Acton Elementary School

Set in Acton, Maine, Acton Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school, operated by Acton Public Schools. It serves 256 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Acton Elementary School sits inside Acton Public Schools, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Acton Elementary School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with York County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Acton Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for York County indicate median household income runs about $88,333, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across York County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), Acton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Shapleigh Memorial School, roughly 2.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 248 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025.

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