Enrollment
70
Elementary
DISTRICT 80 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 03/MSAD 03·NCES 231152000472
Morse Memorial School
27 School Street, Brooks, ME 04921 · (207) 722-3636 · Waldo County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL70 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
45 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 23% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 03/MSAD 03. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
ME avg 64.1%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 61 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 Morse Memorial School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Memorial School this school | 70 | 64.3% | N/A |
| Ella Lewis Sch Steuben | 79 | 67.1% | N/A |
| Brownfield Denmark Elementary School Denmark | 77 | 64.9% | N/A |
| Perry Elementary School Perry | 73 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Lubec Consolidated School Lubec | 87 | 63.2% | N/A |
| Harmony Elementary Harmony | 57 | 64.9% | 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 Morse Memorial School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Waldo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 70 | #311 of 360 | #11 of 16 |
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
70
-18 (-20%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 70 | 9 | 7.8:1 | 64% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 10.3 | 9.2:1 | 67% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 11.3 | 9.1:1 | 60% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 10 | 8.8:1 | 70% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 8.9 | 13.5:1 | 74% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 8 | 15.0:1 | 69% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | 10 | 11.8:1 | 77% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 58% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 9 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morse Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (120 to 70); teachers up 1% (8.9 to 9).
About Morse Memorial School
Morse Memorial School is a very small elementary school. Its address is in Brooks, Maine. The school enrolls 70 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Maine enroll around 229, and this school is 69% below that mark.
The RSU 03/MSAD 03 system has 8 schools and 983 students.
By race and ethnicity, Morse Memorial School is 90% White. Next come 4% Black and 4% multiracial. In Waldo County overall, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Maine is 10.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 45 students, or 64%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
For Waldo County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,782 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Waldo County number 27, with about 3,843 students.
The closest school to Morse Memorial School is Kermit S Nickerson School, located about 6.6 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside ten miles.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 88 students in 2020-21 to 70 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 8.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.8:1.
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Waldo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,192
Census ACS
Median income
$72,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
3,843 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 03/MSAD 03
- Mt View Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Mt View High SchoolHigh · 271 students
- Mt View Middle SchoolMiddle · 232 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 57 students
- Troy Central SchoolElementary · 42 students
- Walker Memorial SchoolElementary · 25 students
Nearby schools
- Kermit S Nickerson School6.6 mi · 58
- Monroe Elementary School6.7 mi · 57
- Mt View Middle School7.0 mi · 232
- Mt View High School7.0 mi · 271
- Mt View Elementary School7.0 mi · 273
- Gladys Weymouth Elem School7.8 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Morse Memorial SchoolHow many students attend Morse Memorial School?
Morse Memorial School enrolls approximately 70 students in grades KG-05.
Is Morse Memorial School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morse Memorial School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Morse Memorial School have?
Morse Memorial School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Morse Memorial School?
Student demographics at Morse Memorial School are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Morse Memorial School in?
Morse Memorial School is part of RSU 03/MSAD 03.
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