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Monmouth Memorial School

130 Academy Rd, Monmouth, ME 04259 · (207) 933-9002 · Kennebec County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Maine public elementary schools
  • CTest 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
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 229
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
141 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Pre-K257%
Kindergarten206%
Grade 14111%
Grade 23810%
Grade 34212%
Grade 44111%
Grade 54212%
Grade 64011%
Grade 73911%
Grade 83510%

This year's kindergarten class (20) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).

Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 28% · US 70%
White
33191%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
134%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
18852%
Female
17548%

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
68.6%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
48.0%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 →

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Monmouth Memorial School this school36338.8%N/A
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35038.0%N/A
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39739.3%N/A
Windsor Elementary School
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28839.6%N/A
Hall-Dale Elementary Sch
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31137.9%N/A
Greene Central School
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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 Monmouth Memorial School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Kennebec County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#149 of 193#21 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
68.6%#66 of 199#7 of 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
363#61 of 360#6 of 32
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.6:1#20 of 181#2 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.6%#107 of 181#10 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.8%#186 of 280#23 of 29
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
363
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536337.79.6:139% (141)
2023-2438337.610.2:133% (125)
2022-2339735.911.1:137% (147)
2020-213993511.4:131% (124)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monmouth Memorial School.

About Monmouth Memorial School

As a large elementary school, Monmouth Memorial School serves students in Monmouth, Maine. The school has 363 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Maine have about 229 students on average; enrollment here is 59% higher.

Monmouth Memorial School is one of the 8 schools that make up RSU 02 (1,876 students in total).

White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Kennebec County residents, the White share is about 92%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Monmouth Memorial School are from different groups.

There are about 9.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Monmouth Memorial School, which has 37.7. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maine is 10.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Monmouth Memorial School is about 39%.

Among Maine public elementary schools, Monmouth Memorial School outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

In Kennebec County, median household income comes to about $69,077, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 53, with about 15,649 students.

Monmouth Academy is the nearest public school to Monmouth Memorial School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Monmouth Memorial School had a net loss of 36 students, or 9%. The ratio was 11.4:1 in 2020-21 and 9.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Kennebec County at a glance

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Population
126,808
Census ACS
Median income
$69,077
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
15,649 students

Quick facts

School name
Monmouth Memorial School
District
RSU 02
Address
130 Academy Rd, Monmouth, ME 04259
Phone
(207) 933-9002
County
Kennebec County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
363
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
141 (39%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
231477623188
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Monmouth Memorial School
How many students attend Monmouth Memorial School?
Monmouth Memorial School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Monmouth Memorial School serve?
Monmouth Memorial School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Monmouth Memorial School have?
Monmouth Memorial School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Monmouth Memorial School?
Student demographics at Monmouth Memorial School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Monmouth Memorial School public or private?
Monmouth Memorial School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 02.
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