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Enrollment
397
Elementary
STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT SALT BAY CSD·NCES 230616000916
Great Salt Bay Community School
559 Main St, Damariscotta, ME 04543 · (207) 563-3091 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Maine public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
156 students
STATE 48%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 41% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
54.0%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 Salt Bay Community School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Salt Bay Community School this school | 397 | 39.3% | N/A |
| Monmouth Memorial School Monmouth | 363 | 38.8% | N/A |
| Hall-Dale Elementary Sch Hallowell | 311 | 37.9% | N/A |
| Burchard A Dunn School New Gloucester | 350 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Windsor Elementary School Windsor | 288 | 39.6% | N/A |
| Greene Central School Greene | 339 | 38.6% | 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 Salt Bay Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #122 of 193 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #68 of 199 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #45 of 360 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #67 of 181 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #108 of 181 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #183 of 280 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #75 of 134 | N/A |
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
397
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 397 | 36.6 | 10.8:1 | 39% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 35.6 | 10.9:1 | 39% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 37.6 | 10.8:1 | 34% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 35 | 10.9:1 | 27% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 36.6 | 12.2:1 | 33% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 22% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Salt Bay Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (447 to 397); teachers unchanged (36.6 to 36.6).
About Great Salt Bay Community School
Great Salt Bay Community School is an elementary school with a street address in Damariscotta, Maine. The school has 397 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 229 students for elementary schools in Maine.
Great Salt Bay CSD operates Great Salt Bay Community School.
Roughly 91% of students at Great Salt Bay Community School are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Lincoln County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Great Salt Bay Community School scores 17%.
The school has 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.8 students per teacher. That is in line with the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. Of all students at Great Salt Bay Community School, 39% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lincoln County, the average is 48%.
Among Maine public elementary schools, Great Salt Bay Community School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Lincoln County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,875, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln County's 18 public schools enroll about 3,450 students and include Great Salt Bay Community School.
Measured in a straight line, Nobleboro Central School is about 3.0 miles from Great Salt Bay Community School. The ten-mile area around Great Salt Bay Community School holds 7 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Great Salt Bay Community School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 4% rise took enrollment from 383 in 2020-21 to 397 in 2024-25.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,099
Census ACS
Median income
$76,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Nobleboro Central School3.0 mi · 140
- Edgecomb Eddy School7.3 mi · 113
- Miller School7.3 mi · 361
- Wiscasset Elementary School8.0 mi · 166
- Wiscasset Middle/High School8.2 mi · 198
- Friendship Village School9.6 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Great Salt Bay Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Great Salt Bay Community School?
Great Salt Bay Community School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Great Salt Bay Community School serve?
Great Salt Bay Community School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Great Salt Bay Community School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Great Salt Bay Community School.
How diverse is Great Salt Bay Community School?
Great Salt Bay Community School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Great Salt Bay Community School?
Great Salt Bay Community School is overseen by Great Salt Bay CSD in Lincoln County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.