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Mast Landing School

20 Mollymauk Lane, Freeport, ME 04032 · (207) 865-4561 · Cumberland County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Maine public elementary schools
  • A-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

Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 229
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
67 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 38432%
Grade 410138%
Grade 58130%
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
22585%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
135%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
125%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
13149%
Female
13450%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mast Landing School→Freeport Middle School→Freeport High School
Feeds from
Morse Street SchoolPK–02
Based on grade levels within RSU 05. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
73.0%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
64.1%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 Mast Landing School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mast Landing School this school26625.2%N/A
Mildred L Day School
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22423.2%N/A
Conners-Emerson School
Bar Harbor
34620.8%N/A
Dyer Elementary School
South Portland
19428.4%N/A
Blue Point School
Scarborough
21419.2%N/A
Camden-Rockport Elementary School
Rockport
34029.1%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 Mast Landing School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Cumberland County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.1%#61 of 193#18 of 36
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.0%#38 of 199#11 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
266#125 of 360#29 of 54
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#36 of 181#7 of 36
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.3%#59 of 181#22 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
25.2%#249 of 280#34 of 48
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.0%#39 of 52#16 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 2024-25
Enrollment
266
+53 (+25%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2526626.110.2:125% (67)
2023-2428125.611.0:122% (62)
2022-2325324.210.4:121% (54)
2020-21213229.7:122% (46)
2017-1825120.412.3:124% (61)
2015-162572410.7:125% (65)
2010-112611814.5:121% (56)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mast Landing School.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (251 to 266); teachers up 28% (20.4 to 26.1).

About Mast Landing School

At 20 Mollymauk Lane in Freeport, Maine, Mast Landing School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 266 students, from grades 3 through 5.

District-wide, RSU 05 has 6 schools and 2,001 students.

Federal enrollment data show Mast Landing School is 85% White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 86% White share among all Cumberland County residents. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

A ratio of 10.2:1 comes from the school's 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 25% in 2024-25. That is 9 points below the 34% average for public schools in Cumberland County.

allk12 grades Mast Landing School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Maine public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

According to the American Community Survey, in Cumberland County, 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. Mast Landing School is one of 99 public schools in the county.

Nearest public school: Morse Street School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 53 more students in 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mast Landing School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Cumberland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mast Landing School
District
RSU 05
Address
20 Mollymauk Lane, Freeport, ME 04032
Phone
(207) 865-4561
County
Cumberland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
266
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
67 (25%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
231478901044
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mast Landing School
How many students attend Mast Landing School?
Mast Landing School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Mast Landing School serve?
Mast Landing School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Mast Landing School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Mast Landing School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mast Landing School?
At Mast Landing School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mast Landing School public or private?
Mast Landing School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 05.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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