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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VASSALBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 231311001046

Vassalboro Community School

1116 Webber Pond Road, Vassalboro, ME 04989 · (207) 923-3100 · Kennebec County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Maine public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.

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

Enrollment
423
Elementary
STATE 229
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
39 FTE teachers
STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
169 students
STATE 48%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K317%
Kindergarten389%
Grade 14310%
Grade 25012%
Grade 34912%
Grade 44210%
Grade 54410%
Grade 64711%
Grade 74110%
Grade 8389%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (38).

Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 28% · US 70%
White
38992%
STATE 85% · US 43%
Hispanic
113%
STATE 4% · US 30%
Black
10%
STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
225%
STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
22052%
Female
20348%

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Test scores

MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State Expectations
English Language Arts
63.3%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
57.1%
ME avg 50.6%

What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 Vassalboro Community School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Vassalboro Community School this school42340.0%N/A
Poland Community School
Poland
42337.1%N/A
Greene Central School
Greene
33938.6%N/A
Turner Primary School
Turner
30837.0%N/A
Edna Libby Elementary School
Standish
29638.9%N/A
Burchard A Dunn School
New Gloucester
35038.0%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 Vassalboro Community School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MaineIn Kennebec County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.1%#103 of 193#13 of 23
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.3%#111 of 199#14 of 24
Enrollment
ranked largest first
423#41 of 360#4 of 32
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.8:1#68 of 181#5 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.1%#126 of 181#13 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.0%#176 of 280#19 of 29
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.9%#48 of 52#6 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
423
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254233910.8:140% (169)
2023-244043910.4:134% (138)
2022-2342140.810.3:137% (157)
2020-214043810.6:146% (186)
2017-1841536.611.3:157% (235)
2015-164373412.8:158% (255)
2010-114623612.8:140% (183)
2000-015574013.9:133% (185)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vassalboro Community School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (415 to 423); teachers up 7% (36.6 to 39).

About Vassalboro Community School

Vassalboro Community School is a large elementary school in Vassalboro, Maine. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 423 students enrolled. It has 85% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maine (about 229).

The school's district is Vassalboro Public Schools.

A large majority of enrollment at Vassalboro Community School is White, at 92%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Kennebec County residents, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vassalboro Community School scores 15%.

There are 39 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 10.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maine is similar, at 10.5:1. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the allk12 Grade, Vassalboro Community School lands at B, ahead of 61% of Maine public elementary schools.

In Kennebec County, home to about 126,808 people, median household income comes to about $69,077, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 53 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,649, Vassalboro Community School among them.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, James H Bean School, is about 4.5 miles. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Vassalboro Community School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Kennebec County at a glance

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Population
126,808
Census ACS
Median income
$69,077
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
15,649 students

Quick facts

School name
Vassalboro Community School
District
Vassalboro Public Schools
Address
1116 Webber Pond Road, Vassalboro, ME 04989
Phone
(207) 923-3100
County
Kennebec County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
423
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
169 (40%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
231311001046
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Vassalboro Community School
How many students attend Vassalboro Community School?
Vassalboro Community School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Vassalboro Community School serve?
Vassalboro Community School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vassalboro Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vassalboro Community School is approximately 10.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vassalboro Community School?
Vassalboro Community School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Vassalboro Community School?
Vassalboro Community School is overseen by Vassalboro Public Schools in Kennebec County.
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