Narragansett Elementary School

Narragansett Elementary School is a substantial primary school in Gorham, Maine, one of the schools within Gorham Public Schools. The school educates 479 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 109% larger than typical.

Gorham Public Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,830 students; Narragansett Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Narragansett Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest looks like 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. Compared to Cumberland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate median household income runs about $95,677, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Narragansett Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Village Elementary School-Gorham, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Narragansett Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Narragansett Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 85% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 479). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 94% to 83%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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