Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230993023131
Ocean Avenue
150 Ocean AV, Portland, ME 04103 · (207) 874-8180 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
139 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
58.3%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 Ocean Avenue
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Avenue this school | 337 | 41.2% | N/A |
| Harrison Lyseth Elem School Portland | 489 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Frank I Brown Elementary School South Portland | 213 | 32.4% | N/A |
| Amanda C Rowe School Portland | 470 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Congin School Westbrook | 335 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Mary Snow School Bangor | 266 | 45.5% | 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 Ocean Avenue ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #91 of 193 | #24 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #79 of 199 | #20 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #71 of 360 | #21 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #52 of 181 | #15 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #13 of 181 | #8 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #166 of 280 | #16 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #73 of 134 | #12 of 22 |
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
337
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 337 | 32.1 | 10.5:1 | 41% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 33.8 | 10.6:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 32.8 | 10.6:1 | 31% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 32 | 10.5:1 | 39% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 35.6 | 10.7:1 | 45% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 35 | 11.9:1 | 44% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Avenue.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (381 to 337); teachers down 10% (35.6 to 32.1).
About Ocean Avenue
Ocean Avenue, located in Portland, Maine, is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 337 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 229 students for elementary schools in Maine.
The 16 schools in Portland Public Schools enroll 6,548 students altogether, Ocean Avenue among them.
Of every 100 students at Ocean Avenue, about 59 are White. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Cumberland County, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for Ocean Avenue is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. That is in line with the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. Ocean Avenue has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 41%.
Ocean Avenue holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Maine public elementary schools.
Census data for Cumberland County show median household income comes to about $95,677, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 99 public schools in the county, enrolling about 38,224, Ocean Avenue among them.
About 0.6 miles separate Ocean Avenue from the closest public school, Lincoln Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Ocean Avenue in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Ocean Avenue was 337 in 2020-21 and 337 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The discussion board for Ocean Avenue is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Portland Public Schools
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Deering High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Amanda C Rowe SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Lyman Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
Other schools in Portland
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Deering High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Amanda C Rowe SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Lyman Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 470 students
- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
Other Ocean Avenue schools
One other US public school is named Ocean Avenue. Ocean Avenue is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- OCEAN AVENUE SCHOOLNORTHPORT, NY · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle School0.6 mi · 382
- Longfellow School-Portland0.6 mi · 263
- Deering High School0.7 mi · 850
- Presumpscot School1.3 mi · 266
- King Middle School1.4 mi · 434
- Casco Bay High School1.5 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean AvenueWhat is the total enrollment at Ocean Avenue?
Ocean Avenue enrolls approximately 337 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ocean Avenue serve?
Ocean Avenue serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ocean Avenue?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Ocean Avenue.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocean Avenue?
At Ocean Avenue, the student body is approximately 59% White, 9% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocean Avenue?
Ocean Avenue is overseen by Portland Public Schools in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.