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What's one thing Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230378023129
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary
44 McKeen Street, Brunswick, ME 04011 · (207) 319-1960 · Cumberland County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Maine public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
11.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
206 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 179 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 196 | 37% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brunswick Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
68.3%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary this school | 531 | 38.8% | N/A |
| C K Burns School Saco | 641 | 33.9% | N/A |
| Windham Primary School Windham | 727 | 33.4% | N/A |
| Fairview School Auburn | 489 | 44.2% | N/A |
| Kate Furbish Elementary School Brunswick | 616 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Great Salt Bay Community School Damariscotta | 397 | 39.3% | 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 Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #43 of 193 | #15 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #41 of 199 | #13 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #21 of 360 | #7 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #86 of 181 | #19 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #41 of 181 | #16 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #187 of 280 | #19 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #28 of 134 | #7 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
531
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 531 | 47.6 | 11.2:1 | 39% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 44.6 | 11.4:1 | 27% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 45.1 | 11.6:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 46 | 11.5:1 | 22% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 55.8 | 11.8:1 | 34% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 39% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (659 to 531); teachers down 15% (55.8 to 47.6).
About Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary runs as a large elementary school in Brunswick, Maine. It teaches 531 students in grades 3 through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Maine enroll about 229 students on average.
Within Brunswick Public Schools, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 2,413 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary are from different groups.
Staffing at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary comes to 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Maine is about 10.5:1. On the income side, 39% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Maine public elementary schools.
Cumberland County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $95,677 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary shares Cumberland County with 98 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Brunswick Jr High School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 531, close to the 527 recorded in 2020-21.
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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 Brunswick Public Schools
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 722 students
- Kate Furbish Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Brunswick Jr High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
Other schools in Brunswick
- Brunswick High SchoolHigh · 722 students
- Kate Furbish Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
- Brunswick Jr High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Maine Region Ten Technical High SchElementary
Nearby schools
- Brunswick Jr High School0.5 mi · 544
- Kate Furbish Elementary School1.0 mi · 616
- Woodside Elementary School1.6 mi · 294
- Williams-Cone School1.6 mi · 224
- Brunswick High School1.9 mi · 722
- Mt Ararat High School2.3 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Harriet Beecher Stowe ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary?
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary serve?
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary have?
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary?
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary?
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary is overseen by Brunswick Public Schools in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.