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Congin School

410 Bridge Street, Westbrook, ME 04092 · (207) 854-0844 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 229
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
184 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3210%
Kindergarten6620%
Grade 14413%
Grade 26118%
Grade 37121%
Grade 46118%

This year's kindergarten class (66) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (61).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
20862%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
165%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
7823%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
154%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
16148%
Female
17452%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Congin School→Westbrook Middle School→Westbrook High School
Based on grade levels within Westbrook Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
64.1%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
56.8%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 Congin School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Congin School this school33554.9%N/A
Amanda C Rowe School
Portland
47045.1%N/A
Harrison Lyseth Elem School
Portland
48937.6%N/A
Ocean Avenue
Portland
33741.2%N/A
Saccarappa School
Westbrook
39673.2%N/A
John F Kennedy Memorial School
Biddeford
15765.0%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 Congin School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Cumberland County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.8%#106 of 193#28 of 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.1%#102 of 199#24 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
335#73 of 360#22 of 54
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#120 of 181#25 of 36
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.3%#16 of 181#10 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.9%#107 of 280#12 of 48
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.9%#77 of 134#14 of 22
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 2024-25
Enrollment
335
+38 (+13%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533527.712.1:155% (184)
2023-2431731.810.0:151% (162)
2022-2328929.49.8:152% (149)
2020-212972711.0:147% (140)
2017-1837633.811.1:155% (206)
2015-164252815.2:156% (237)
2010-113222612.4:145% (146)
2000-013612117.2:134% (123)
1990-913382016.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Congin School.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (376 to 335); teachers down 18% (33.8 to 27.7).

About Congin School

Congin School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Westbrook, Maine. Its enrollment is 335 students, spread over pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Maine average about 229 students, which makes this school 46% above average.

Congin School falls under Westbrook Public Schools, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,348 students.

More than half of enrollment at Congin School is White: 62%. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. The school's White share is 24 points below the 86% share among Cumberland County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.

There are about 12.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Congin School, which has 27.7. Elementary schools in Maine average 10.5:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Congin School is about 55%. On average, public schools in Cumberland County report 34%.

In the surrounding county, Cumberland County, median household income comes to about $95,677, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 99, with about 38,224 students.

Westbrook High School sits about 1.2 miles from Congin School. Congin School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 297 (2020-21) to 335 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.1:1.

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Cumberland County at a glance

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Population
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students

Quick facts

School name
Congin School
District
Westbrook Public Schools
Address
410 Bridge Street, Westbrook, ME 04092
Phone
(207) 854-0844
County
Cumberland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
335
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
184 (55%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
231356000616
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Congin School
How large is Congin School?
Congin School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Congin School serve?
Congin School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Congin School have?
Congin School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Congin School?
Student demographics at Congin School are roughly 62% White, 5% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Congin School public or private?
Congin School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westbrook Public Schools.
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