Asa C Adams School

Asa C Adams School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Orono, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 26, teacheing 336 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Asa C Adams School sits 47% bigger than that benchmark.

RSU 26 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 827 students. Asa C Adams School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Asa C Adams School logs that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Penobscot County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Penobscot County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,356, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Asa C Adams School is one of 69 public schools in Penobscot County (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students).

The closest other public school is Orono High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Asa C Adams School has expanded 17%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 336 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Asa C Adams School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.