Cascade Brook School

Cascade Brook School operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Farmington, Maine, one of the schools within RSU 09. Current enrollment sits at 297 students spanning grades 3 through 5. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

Cascade Brook School is one of 7 schools operated by RSU 09, a district that educates 2,276 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cascade Brook School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest looks like 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Franklin County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Cascade Brook School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Cascade Brook School higher than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $58,675, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Cascade Brook School is one of 17 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 4,162 students).

Mt Blue Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cascade Brook School has shrank 11%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 297 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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