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Which teacher or staff member at Harrison Lyseth Elem School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230993000272
Harrison Lyseth Elem School
175 Auburn ST, Portland, ME 04103 · (207) 874-8215 · Cumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL489 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.
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
12.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
184 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
6
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 | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
72.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
72.6%
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 73 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 Harrison Lyseth Elem School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Lyseth Elem School this school | 489 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Ocean Avenue Portland | 337 | 41.2% | N/A |
| Amanda C Rowe School Portland | 470 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Congin School Westbrook | 335 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Frank I Brown Elementary School South Portland | 213 | 32.4% | N/A |
| Governor John Fairfield School Saco | 268 | 39.6% | 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 Harrison Lyseth Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #29 of 193 | #13 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #40 of 199 | #12 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #25 of 360 | #8 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #127 of 181 | #26 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #8 of 181 | #7 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #196 of 280 | #21 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #134 of 134 | #22 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
489
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 489 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 42.2 | 11.7:1 | 36% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 41.4 | 12.0:1 | 32% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 39 | 12.7:1 | 33% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 34.1 | 14.4:1 | 39% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 40% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 29% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 13% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 668 | 34 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison Lyseth Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (491 to 489); teachers up 17% (34.1 to 40).
About Harrison Lyseth Elem School
Students in Portland, Maine, attend Harrison Lyseth Elem School, a large elementary school. The school had 489 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maine) has about 229 students.
Portland Public Schools serves 6,548 students across 16 schools.
White students are the majority at Harrison Lyseth Elem School, with 54% of enrollment. It is also 26% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Cumberland County's residents are about 86% White, 32 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Harrison Lyseth Elem School total 40 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 38%.
allk12 grades Harrison Lyseth Elem School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Maine public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Cumberland County show that the median household income is $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Harrison Lyseth Elem School is one of 99 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Harrison Lyseth Elem School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Lyman Moore Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Harrison Lyseth Elem School is City: Small.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 496 in 2020-21 and 489 in 2024-25.
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 Portland Public Schools
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Deering High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Amanda C Rowe SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Lyman Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
- King Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
Other schools in Portland
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Deering High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Amanda C Rowe SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Lyman Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
- King Middle SchoolMiddle · 434 students
Nearby schools
- Lyman Moore Middle School0.1 mi · 470
- Casco Bay High School0.8 mi · 379
- Gerald E Talbot Community School1.5 mi · 394
- Presumpscot School2.1 mi · 266
- Ocean Avenue2.1 mi · 337
- Falmouth Middle School2.1 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolHow many students attend Harrison Lyseth Elem School?
Harrison Lyseth Elem School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Harrison Lyseth Elem School serve?
Harrison Lyseth Elem School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison Lyseth Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrison Lyseth Elem School is approximately 12.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrison Lyseth Elem School?
At Harrison Lyseth Elem School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Harrison Lyseth Elem School public or private?
Harrison Lyseth Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.