Carl J Lamb School

Located at 233 Shaws Ridge Road, in Springvale, Maine, Carl J Lamb School is a high-enrollment primary school that enrolls 436 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under Sanford Public Schools. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Carl J Lamb School sits 90% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Sanford Public Schools (3,250 students total), Carl J Lamb School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Carl J Lamb School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than York County's rate of about 37%.

Across the wider county, census data for York County shows median household income runs about $88,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across York County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), Carl J Lamb School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sanford Middle School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Carl J Lamb School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carl J Lamb School has edged down 17%, going from 526 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 90% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On this page, members of the Carl J Lamb School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.