Old Town Elementary School

As a sizable K-5 school in Old Town, Maine, Old Town Elementary School instructs 488 students from grades K through 5, operated by RSU 34. Enrollment runs roughly 113% above the state mean of about 229.

Old Town Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by RSU 34, a district that serves 1,369 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Old Town Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest consists of 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Old Town Elementary School logs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 59% of students at Old Town Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Penobscot County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Penobscot County) reports that median household income runs about $66,356, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Penobscot County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,646 students), Old Town Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Leonard Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Old Town Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Old Town Elementary School has edged down 16%, going from 579 students in 2018 to 488 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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