Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 175 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 12·NCES 231478000625
Whitefield Elementary School
164 Grand Army Road, Whitefield, ME 04353 · (207) 549-7691 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Maine public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
11.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
105 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 12 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
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MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
59.5%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
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Schools most like Whitefield Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefield Elementary School this school | 184 | 57.1% | N/A |
| St George School Tenants Harbor | 206 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Mountain View Sch Sullivan | 152 | 57.2% | N/A |
| Leeds Central School Leeds | 196 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Fort Street School Mars Hill | 176 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary Sch Deer Isle | 249 | 58.6% | 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 Whitefield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #85 of 193 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #9 of 199 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #198 of 360 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #101 of 280 | #2 of 9 |
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
184
+13 (+8%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | 57% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | 49% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 16 | 11.6:1 | 56% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 48% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 55% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 60% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 17 | 11.2:1 | 51% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitefield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (196 to 184); teachers unchanged (16 to 16).
About Whitefield Elementary School
Whitefield Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Whitefield, Maine. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 184 students on the rolls.
RSU 12 runs 5 schools with a combined 877 students. Whitefield Elementary School is one of them.
Whitefield Elementary School is 95% White by enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Lincoln County, where about 94% of residents are White. The diversity index for Whitefield Elementary School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.5:1. Compared with the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 57% of students (105) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 48% for public schools in Lincoln County.
On the allk12 Grade, Whitefield Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Maine public elementary schools.
The school's county is Lincoln County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,875, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,450, Whitefield Elementary School among them.
Whitefield Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Windsor Elementary School, about 5.5 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 8% gain, from 171 to 184.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,099
Census ACS
Median income
$76,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 12
- Windsor Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Chelsea Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Palermo Consolidated SchoolElementary · 111 students
- Somerville Elementary SchoolElementary · 32 students
Other Whitefield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Whitefield Elementary. Whitefield Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Whitefield Elementary SchoolWhitefield, NH · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Windsor Elementary School5.5 mi · 288
- Chelsea Elementary School5.7 mi · 262
- Jefferson Village School7.4 mi · 215
- Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School7.5 mi · 200
- River View Community School8.4 mi · 192
- Maine Arts Academy School8.7 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Whitefield Elementary SchoolHow large is Whitefield Elementary School?
Whitefield Elementary School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Whitefield Elementary School serve?
Whitefield Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Whitefield Elementary School have?
Whitefield Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitefield Elementary School?
At Whitefield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Whitefield Elementary School public or private?
Whitefield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 12.
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