Gerald E Talbot Community School

As a substantial elementary campus in Portland, Maine, Gerald E Talbot Community School instructs 394 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Portland Public Schools. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Gerald E Talbot Community School sits 72% bigger than that benchmark.

Portland Public Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,548 students. Gerald E Talbot Community School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Gerald E Talbot Community School lists that 40% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 4% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,677, 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), Gerald E Talbot Community School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Casco Bay High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gerald E Talbot Community School.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gerald E Talbot Community School has contracted 11%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 394 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.