Pond Cove Elementary

Pond Cove Elementary is a large elementary school located in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The school's 579 students are in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Maine average about 229 students each.

Across its 3 schools, Cape Elizabeth Public Schools enrolls 1,498 students. Pond Cove Elementary is one of those schools.

Federal enrollment data show Pond Cove Elementary is 83% White. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is close to the 86% White share among all Cumberland County residents. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. That is higher than the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 9%. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Cumberland County is 25 points.

In Cumberland County (population about 308,827), the median household income is $95,677, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 99 public schools in Cumberland County, enrolling about 38,224 students in all.

The nearest public school is Cape Elizabeth Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).

2024-25 enrollment was 579, an 18% increase from 489 in 2020-21.

The Pond Cove Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.