Eliot Elementary School

Eliot Elementary School is an average-sized elementary campus in Eliot, Maine, run under RSU 35/MSAD 35. The school teaches 282 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 23% above the state mean of about 229.

Across the 5 schools in RSU 35/MSAD 35 (2,120 students total), Eliot Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Eliot Elementary School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with York County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Eliot Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 18% of students at Eliot Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of York County's rate of about 37%.

Across the wider county, York County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,333, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, York County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,364 students), of which Eliot Elementary School is one.

Marshwood Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eliot Elementary School has edged down 17%, going from 338 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 96% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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