Biddeford Primary School

Biddeford Primary School, a sizable elementary campus in Biddeford, Maine, one of the schools within Biddeford Public Schools, teaches 483 students, covering grades K through 2. That puts it 111% bigger than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Biddeford Public Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,433 students. Biddeford Primary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Biddeford Primary School shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Biddeford Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against York County (around 37%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Zooming out to the county, York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,333 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, York County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), of which Biddeford Primary School is one.

Biddeford Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Biddeford Primary School has shrank 5%, going from 509 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 66% over that span.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.