Saco Pre-K

Saco Pre-K is the name of a small elementary school in Saco, Maine. Total enrollment is 124 students, and the grades served are pre-K. By comparison, elementary schools in Maine enroll about 229 students on average.

A total of 5 schools make up Saco Public Schools, with 1,942 students enrolled.

At Saco Pre-K, 76% of students are White. It is also 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of York County is roughly 91% White. The diversity index for Saco Pre-K is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are about 13.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Saco Pre-K, which has 9.4. The school's 13.2:1 compares with an average of 10.5:1 for elementary schools in Maine. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 31%.

In York County, home to about 216,731 people, the median household earns about $88,333 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Saco Pre-K shares York County with 60 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Saco Middle School, is about 2.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

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.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 27%, from 98 to 124.

The allk12 page for Saco Pre-K lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.