Peaks Island School

Peaks Island School, a very small elementary-level community in Peaks Island, Maine, operated by Portland Public Schools, caters to 41 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Peaks Island School sits 82% smaller than that benchmark.

Peaks Island School is one of 16 schools operated by Portland Public Schools, a district that instructs 6,548 students overall.

Demographically, Peaks Island School logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Cumberland County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Peaks Island School logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Cumberland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,677 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Peaks Island School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dora L Small Elementary School, around 2.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peaks Island School.

Peaks Island School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 37 students in 2018 compared to 41 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 76% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Peaks Island School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.