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Alumni: what's one memory from Great Falls Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230606023126
Great Falls Elementary School
73 Justice Way, Gorham, ME 04038 · (207) 222-1050 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
101 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 28% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Gorham Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
75.8%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 Great Falls Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls Elementary School this school | 429 | 23.5% | N/A |
| George B Weatherbee School Hampden | 381 | 23.9% | N/A |
| Patricia A Duran School Hermon | 459 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Coastal Ridge Elementary York | 332 | 19.6% | N/A |
| Central School South Berwick | 402 | 19.7% | N/A |
| Village Elementary School-Gorham Gorham | 392 | 21.7% | 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 Great Falls Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #21 of 193 | #10 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #50 of 199 | #16 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #38 of 360 | #13 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #106 of 181 | #23 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #72 of 181 | #26 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #255 of 280 | #36 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #33 of 134 | #9 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 2024-25Enrollment
429
-59 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 429 | 36.4 | 11.8:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 40.6 | 12.3:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 41.7 | 11.6:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 16% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 40.2 | 13.1:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 25% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Falls Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (528 to 429); teachers down 9% (40.2 to 36.4).
About Great Falls Elementary School
Great Falls Elementary School is an elementary school in Gorham, Maine, reachable at (207) 222-1050. A federal count lists 429 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maine) has about 229 students.
Gorham Public Schools has 5 schools and 2,830 students, and Great Falls Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 88% of the student body at Great Falls Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. Great Falls Elementary School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Great Falls Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.8:1. That is higher than the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. The lunch program counts 24% of students at Great Falls Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Cumberland County average 34%.
Across Cumberland County, the median household income is $95,677, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cumberland County is home to 99 public schools and about 38,224 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Narragansett Elementary School, is about 3.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 429 students in 2024-25, 59 fewer than the 488 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Gorham Public Schools
- Gorham High SchoolHigh · 812 students
- Gorham Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Narragansett Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Village Elementary School-GorhamElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Gorham
- Gorham High SchoolHigh · 812 students
- Gorham Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Narragansett Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Village Elementary School-GorhamElementary · 392 students
Other Great Falls Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Great Falls Elementary. Great Falls Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Great Falls ElementaryGreat Falls, VA · 513 students
- Great Falls ElementaryGreat Falls, SC · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Narragansett Elementary School3.4 mi · 479
- Windham High School3.7 mi · 939
- Windham Primary School3.7 mi · 727
- Windham Middle School3.8 mi · 571
- Village Elementary School-Gorham3.9 mi · 392
- Gorham High School4.2 mi · 812
Frequently asked questions
About Great Falls Elementary SchoolHow large is Great Falls Elementary School?
Great Falls Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Great Falls Elementary School serve?
Great Falls Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Great Falls Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Great Falls Elementary School.
How diverse is Great Falls Elementary School?
Great Falls Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Great Falls Elementary School?
Great Falls Elementary School is overseen by Gorham Public Schools in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.