Gerald E Talbot Community School

A large elementary school in Portland, Maine, Gerald E Talbot Community School is part of Portland Public Schools. Its enrollment is 394 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Maine, the average enrollment is about 229.

Portland Public Schools counts 16 schools and 6,548 students, including Gerald E Talbot Community School.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Gerald E Talbot Community School is Black, with 40% of students. Next come 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gerald E Talbot Community School scores 68%.

Gerald E Talbot Community School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, with 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 71% at Gerald E Talbot Community School. The average for public schools in Cumberland County is 34%.

In the wider Cumberland County area, median household income comes to about $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cumberland County counts 99 public schools with about 38,224 students.

Casco Bay High School sits about 0.8 miles from Gerald E Talbot Community School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Gerald E Talbot Community School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.

In 2017-18, Gerald E Talbot Community School enrolled 442 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 394.

Gerald E Talbot Community School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.