Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 57/MSAD 57·NCES 231467001013
Line Elementary
818 Water Street, West Newfield, ME 04095 · (207) 793-4100 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
144 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 RSU 57/MSAD 57. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
ME avg 64.1%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Maine average is about 64 of 100.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Line Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line Elementary this school | 261 | 55.2% | N/A |
| Calais Elementary School Calais | 250 | 52.8% | N/A |
| Warren Community School Warren | 286 | 58.4% | N/A |
| Dirigo Elementary School Peru | 324 | 56.8% | N/A |
| Se Do Mo Cha Elementary School Dover-Foxcroft | 355 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Captain Albert W. Stevens School Belfast | 232 | 53.0% | 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 Line Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #182 of 199 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #130 of 360 | #22 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #14 of 181 | #2 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #116 of 181 | #23 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #106 of 280 | #6 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #49 of 134 | #6 of 17 |
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
261
+35 (+15%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 261 | 28.3 | 9.2:1 | 55% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 25.2 | 11.3:1 | 44% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 25.2 | 11.7:1 | 42% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 23 | 9.8:1 | 46% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 47% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 48% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 51% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 36% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Line Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (306 to 261); teachers up 23% (23 to 28.3).
About Line Elementary
Line Elementary serves students in West Newfield, Maine, as a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 261 students.
RSU 57/MSAD 57 is the local district for Line Elementary. It runs 7 schools with 2,867 students.
Most students at Line Elementary are White: 92% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Line Elementary comes in at 16%.
The school reports 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.2 students per teacher. The 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. Among public schools in York County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
County data help place the school in context: in York County, median household income is about $88,333, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of York County number 61 and enroll about 24,364.
The nearest public school is Waterboro Elementary School, at about 8.2 miles. Line Elementary has 4 other public schools within ten miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Line Elementary had 226 students in 2020-21 and 261 in 2024-25, a 15% rise.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,731
Census ACS
Median income
$88,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
24,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 57/MSAD 57
- Massabesic High SchoolHigh · 867 students
- Massabesic Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Waterboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Lyman Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
- Alfred Elementary SchoolElementary · 179 students
- Shapleigh Memorial SchoolElementary · 153 students
Nearby schools
- Waterboro Elementary School8.2 mi · 547
- H B Emery Jr Memorial School8.2 mi · 211
- Shapleigh Memorial School8.5 mi · 153
- Massabesic Middle School8.7 mi · 619
- Massabesic High School10.0 mi · 867
- Acton Elementary School10.7 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Line ElementaryHow many students attend Line Elementary?
Line Elementary enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Line Elementary serve?
Line Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Line Elementary?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Line Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Line Elementary?
At Line Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Line Elementary public or private?
Line Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 57/MSAD 57.
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