Presumpscot School

Presumpscot School is a public elementary school run by Portland Public Schools in Portland, Maine. It enrolled 266 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.

Portland Public Schools operates 16 schools. Combined enrollment is 6,548 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Presumpscot School is White (43%). Enrollment also includes 32% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 43 points below the 86% share among Cumberland County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Presumpscot School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.

Presumpscot School counts 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.5 students for each one. Elementary schools in Maine average about 10.5:1, a similar figure. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Cumberland County average 34%.

Among Cumberland County residents, median household income is about $95,677, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Presumpscot School is one of 99 public schools in Cumberland County, which together enroll about 38,224 students.

The nearest public school is East End Community School, at about 0.9 miles. Presumpscot School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal data place Presumpscot School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 248 to 266. Over that span, the Black share moved 12 points, to 32%. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.8:1 to 10.5:1.

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