Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch

Set in Lewiston, Maine, Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is a substantial elementary-level community, part of Lewiston Public Schools. It works with 474 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 107% bigger than typical.

Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is one of 7 schools operated by Lewiston Public Schools, a district that works with 5,312 students overall.

Demographically, Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 35% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Androscoggin County's rate of about 52%.

In the broader community, Androscoggin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,873 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Androscoggin County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,588 students), Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch is one campus in the mix.

Montello School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch.

Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas J McMahon Elementary Sch has declined 31%, going from 685 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 58% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.