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How has Brewer Community School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
800
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREWER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230351023130
Brewer Community School
92 Pendleton Street, Brewer, ME 04412 · (207) 404-5700 · Penobscot County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL800 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Maine public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
361 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 42% smaller than its 8th grade class (106).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Brewer Community School→Brewer High School
Based on grade levels within Brewer Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
47.0%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Brewer Community School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer Community School this school | 800 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Buxton Center Elementary School Buxton | 552 | 48.0% | N/A |
| Caribou Community School Caribou | 752 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Winslow Elementary School Winslow | 581 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Fairview School Auburn | 489 | 44.2% | N/A |
| Great Salt Bay Community School Damariscotta | 397 | 39.3% | N/A |
Matched among Maine elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brewer Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #153 of 193 | #18 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #71 of 199 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #2 of 360 | #1 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #93 of 181 | #11 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #51 of 181 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #153 of 280 | #19 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #25 of 134 | #2 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
800
-109 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 800 | 70.3 | 11.4:1 | 45% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 72.3 | 11.9:1 | 40% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 884 | 73 | 12.1:1 | 36% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 909 | 71 | 12.8:1 | 42% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 1,009 | 70.4 | 14.3:1 | 41% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 945 | 66 | 14.3:1 | 39% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brewer Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,009 to 800); teachers unchanged (70.4 to 70.3).
About Brewer Community School
The public elementary school Brewer Community School is located in Brewer, Maine. The school enrolls 800 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Maine, the average enrollment is about 229.
Brewer Public Schools oversees Brewer Community School and 1 other school, with 1,490 students in total.
Brewer Community School is 83% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. In Penobscot County overall, about 92% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brewer Community School scores 30%.
For every teacher at Brewer Community School, there are about 11.4 students; the school has 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Maine average 10.5:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 45%. The figure for public schools in Penobscot County is close, at 48%.
Brewer Community School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Maine public elementary schools.
In Penobscot County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,356 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Brewer Community School, Penobscot County has 69 public schools.
About 0.8 miles separate Brewer Community School from the closest public school, Brewer High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Brewer Community School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Small.
The school shrank from 909 students in 2020-21 to 800 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Penobscot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,710
Census ACS
Median income
$66,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
18,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Brewer High School0.8 mi · 690
- Vine Street School1.5 mi · 190
- James F. Doughty School1.6 mi · 346
- Fairmount School2.0 mi · 259
- Abraham Lincoln School2.1 mi · 184
- Fourteenth Street School2.1 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Brewer Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brewer Community School?
Brewer Community School enrolls approximately 800 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Brewer Community School serve?
Brewer Community School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brewer Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brewer Community School is approximately 11.4:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Brewer Community School?
Student demographics at Brewer Community School are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Brewer Community School?
Brewer Community School is overseen by Brewer Public Schools in Penobscot County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.