Waldo T Skillin Elementary School

Located at 180 Wescott Road, in South Portland, Maine, Waldo T Skillin Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community that teaches 302 students (grades K through 4), overseen by South Portland Public Schools. By comparison, Maine's public schools average about 229 students each, so Waldo T Skillin Elementary School sits 32% larger than that benchmark.

Waldo T Skillin Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by South Portland Public Schools, a district that caters to 2,816 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Waldo T Skillin Elementary School shows that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Waldo T Skillin Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cumberland County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $95,677, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Waldo T Skillin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Portland Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 374 students in 2018 compared to 302 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 63% to 45% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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