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Saccarappa School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (93).
School pathway
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Schools most like Saccarappa School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saccarappa School this school | 396 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Gerald E Talbot Community School Portland | 394 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Presumpscot School Portland | 266 | 59.4% | N/A |
| Congin School Westbrook | 335 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Biddeford Intermediate School Biddeford | 357 | 66.4% | N/A |
| Oxford-Cumberland Canal School Westbrook | 188 | 72.3% | N/A |
Where Saccarappa School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #183 of 193 | #35 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #197 of 199 | #35 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #47 of 360 | #14 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #7 of 181 | #1 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #6 of 181 | #6 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #21 of 280 | #2 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.6% | #3 of 52 | #3 of 17 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 44.6 | 8.9:1 | 73% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 44.3 | 8.9:1 | 70% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 52 | 8.0:1 | 70% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 73% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 26.5 | 10.9:1 | 74% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 64% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 66% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 42% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 19 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (290 to 396); teachers up 68% (26.5 to 44.6).
About Saccarappa School
Saccarappa School is a large elementary school in Westbrook, Maine, (ZIP code 04092). The school serves kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 396 students. That is 73% bigger than the average of about 229 students for elementary schools in Maine.
Saccarappa School is a school in Westbrook Public Schools. The district has 5 schools and 2,348 students.
At Saccarappa School, 50% of students are White. The remaining students are 29% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Census figures show Cumberland County is about 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Saccarappa School scores 65%.
Saccarappa School lists 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 8.9 students per teacher. The school's 8.9:1 compares with an average of 10.5:1 for elementary schools in Maine. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. That is 39 points above the 34% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
The school's county is Cumberland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $95,677 a year, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cumberland County number 99, with about 38,224 students.
Oxford-Cumberland Canal School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 396 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.9:1 to 8.9:1.
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