Houlton Elementary School

Houlton Elementary School, an average-sized elementary campus in Houlton, Maine, operated by RSU 29/MSAD 29, instructs 282 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.

RSU 29/MSAD 29 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,214 students. Houlton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Houlton Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder is composed of 15% Native American. By comparison, Aroostook County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Roughly 76% of students at Houlton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Aroostook County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Aroostook County) shows that median household income runs about $56,700, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Aroostook County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,529 students), of which Houlton Elementary School is one.

Houlton Southside School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Houlton Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 282). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Houlton Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.