Agnes Gray School

Agnes Gray School, a micro-enrollment elementary campus in West Paris, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 17/MSAD 17, instructs 27 students, covering grade pre-K. That puts it 88% leaner than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Across the 11 schools in RSU 17/MSAD 17 (3,197 students total), Agnes Gray School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Agnes Gray School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic. Compared to Oxford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Oxford County indicate median household income runs about $60,173, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Oxford County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,913 students), of which Agnes Gray School is one.

Agnes Gray School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Agnes Gray School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.