East End Community School

East End Community School is a heavily attended K-5 school in Portland, Maine, one of the schools within Portland Public Schools. The school enrolls 391 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so East End Community School sits 71% larger than that benchmark.

East End Community School is one of 16 schools operated by Portland Public Schools, a district that educates 6,548 students overall.

Looking at the student body, East End Community School records that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 28% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 4%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting East End Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,677 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), East End Community School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

East End Community School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East End Community School has contracted 6%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 34% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for East End Community School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.