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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 572 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230732000196
Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch
151 North Temple Street, Lewiston, ME 04240 · (207) 795-4140 · Androscoggin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Maine public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
296 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lewiston Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
28.2%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch this school | 474 | 62.4% | N/A |
| Farwell Elementary School Lewiston | 401 | 54.6% | N/A |
| Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School Lewiston | 572 | 66.4% | N/A |
| Robert V. Connors Elementary School Lewiston | 737 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Congin School Westbrook | 335 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Waldo T Skillin Elementary School South Portland | 302 | 61.3% | N/A |
Matched among Maine elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Androscoggin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #190 of 193 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #186 of 199 | #16 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #31 of 360 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #11 of 181 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #12 of 181 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #68 of 280 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #14 of 134 | #3 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
474
-109 (-19%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 474 | 52.2 | 9.1:1 | 62% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 53.2 | 9.2:1 | 59% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 54.2 | 9.3:1 | 63% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 56 | 10.4:1 | 68% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 56.3 | 12.2:1 | 73% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 62% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 54% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 43% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 25 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (685 to 474); teachers down 7% (56.3 to 52.2).
About Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch
Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is a high-enrollment elementary school in Lewiston, Maine, administered by Lewiston Public Schools. The school has 474 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Maine average about 229 students, which makes this school 107% above average.
Lewiston Public Schools counts 5,312 students in its 7 schools, and Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is one of them.
About 53% of the student body at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is White. Enrollment also includes 35% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Among people living in Androscoggin County, the White share is about 88%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 52.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.1:1. The gap from the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine is 1.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 62%. The 52% average for public schools in Androscoggin County is 10 points lower.
Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Maine public elementary schools.
In Androscoggin County, home to about 113,423 people, median household income comes to about $67,873, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,588, Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Montello School, is about 1.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
A 19% decline took enrollment from 583 in 2020-21 to 474 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.4:1 in 2020-21 to 9.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Androscoggin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
113,423
Census ACS
Median income
$67,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewiston Public Schools
- Lewiston High SchoolHigh · 1,709 students
- Lewiston Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Robert V. Connors Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Montello SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Raymond A. Geiger Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Farwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in Lewiston
- Lewiston High SchoolHigh · 1,709 students
- Lewiston Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Robert V. Connors Elementary SchoolElementary · 737 students
- Montello SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Raymond A. Geiger Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Farwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Montello School1.2 mi · 675
- Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School1.6 mi · 572
- Farwell Elementary School1.7 mi · 401
- Lewiston Middle School2.1 mi · 744
- Lewiston High School2.3 mi · 1,709
- Robert V. Connors Elementary School2.4 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas J McMahon Elementary SchWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch?
Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch serve?
Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is approximately 9.1:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch?
Student demographics at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch are roughly 53% White, 2% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch public or private?
Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lewiston Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.