Sylvio J Gilbert School

Sylvio J Gilbert School operates as a mid-sized primary school in Augusta, Maine, run under Augusta Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 305 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 229.

Across the 6 schools in Augusta Public Schools (2,120 students total), Sylvio J Gilbert School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sylvio J Gilbert School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%); the rest consists of 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.5:1, putting Sylvio J Gilbert School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Kennebec County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Kennebec County shows median household income runs about $69,077, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Kennebec County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), Sylvio J Gilbert School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lillian Parks Hussey School, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sylvio J Gilbert School has contracted 19%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 305 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.