Village Elementary School-Gorham

Village Elementary School-Gorham is the name of a large elementary school in Gorham, Maine. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 392 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Maine is roughly 229 students; this school is 71% bigger than that.

Village Elementary School-Gorham belongs to Gorham Public Schools, a district of 5 schools and 2,830 students.

The large majority of students at Village Elementary School-Gorham, 85%, are White. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Village Elementary School-Gorham comes in at 27%.

Dividing enrollment by its 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. Among elementary schools in Maine, the typical ratio is 10.5:1. Eligible students account for 22% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Cumberland County.

In Cumberland County (population about 308,827), median household income is about $95,677, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Village Elementary School-Gorham is one of 99 public schools in Cumberland County, which together enroll about 38,224 students.

Gorham High School is the public school closest to Village Elementary School-Gorham, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

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.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 400 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 392.

The Village Elementary School-Gorham community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.