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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Yarmouth Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YARMOUTH SCHOOLS·NCES 231410000651
Yarmouth Elementary School
121 McCartney Street, Yarmouth, ME 04096 · (207) 846-3391 · Cumberland County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Maine public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
53 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 28% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Yarmouth Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
85.9%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
84.5%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 Yarmouth Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth Elementary School this school | 476 | 11.1% | N/A |
| Narragansett Elementary School Gorham | 479 | 18.2% | N/A |
| Kennebunk Elementary School Kennebunk | 378 | 15.3% | N/A |
| Pond Cove Elementary Cape Elizabeth | 579 | 8.6% | N/A |
| Greely Middle School 4-5 Cumberland | 375 | 6.4% | N/A |
| Mabel I Wilson School Cumberland | 730 | 8.8% | 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 Yarmouth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #4 of 193 | #2 of 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #3 of 199 | #2 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #30 of 360 | #10 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #154 of 181 | #31 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #54 of 181 | #21 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #275 of 280 | #43 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.1% | #4 of 52 | #4 of 17 |
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
476
+120 (+34%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 476 | 36.8 | 12.9:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 36.3 | 12.8:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 37.5 | 12.6:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 11% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 25.3 | 14.0:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 338 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 10% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 5% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yarmouth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (355 to 476); teachers up 45% (25.3 to 36.8).
About Yarmouth Elementary School
Among the schools in Yarmouth, Maine, is Yarmouth Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. Grades offered run from 2 through 5, with 476 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Maine average about 229 students.
Yarmouth Elementary School falls under Yarmouth Schools, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,655 students.
Yarmouth Elementary School's enrollment is 84% White. The school is also 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Cumberland County is about 86% White. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Yarmouth Elementary School counts 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. About 11% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Cumberland County is 34%.
allk12 grades Yarmouth Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Maine public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Cumberland County, the median household income is $95,677, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 99 public schools in Cumberland County, enrolling about 38,224 students in all.
The closest other public school is Frank H Harrison Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Yarmouth Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Yarmouth Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Yarmouth Elementary School's enrollment grew 34%, to 476.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yarmouth Schools
- Yarmouth High SchoolHigh · 554 students
- Frank H Harrison Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
- William H Rowe SchoolElementary · 246 students
Other schools in Yarmouth
- Yarmouth High SchoolHigh · 554 students
- Frank H Harrison Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
- William H Rowe SchoolElementary · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Frank H Harrison Middle School0.2 mi · 379
- Yarmouth High School0.3 mi · 554
- William H Rowe School0.7 mi · 246
- Greely Middle School 4-52.6 mi · 375
- Greely Middle School2.6 mi · 515
- Greely High School2.7 mi · 615
Frequently asked questions
About Yarmouth Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Yarmouth Elementary School?
Yarmouth Elementary School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Yarmouth Elementary School serve?
Yarmouth Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Yarmouth Elementary School have?
Yarmouth Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Yarmouth Elementary School?
Yarmouth Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Yarmouth Elementary School public or private?
Yarmouth Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Yarmouth Schools.
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