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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
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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
+121 (+34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.0:1
% White
84%
was 88%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Yarmouth Elementary School
Yarmouth Elementary School is a primary school of sizable scale in Yarmouth, Maine, overseen by Yarmouth Schools, enrolling 476 students in grades 2 through 5. That puts it 108% bigger than the typical public school in Maine, which averages around 229 students.
Yarmouth Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,655 students; Yarmouth Elementary School is among them.
Demographically, Yarmouth Elementary School reports that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Cumberland County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Yarmouth Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 11% of students at Yarmouth Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cumberland County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
In the broader community, census data for Cumberland County shows median household earnings sit near $95,677, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Yarmouth Elementary School is one of 99 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students).
Frank H Harrison Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Five-year trend. Yarmouth Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 34% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 476). The White share of enrollment fell from 88% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 School2.6 mi · 515
- Greely Middle School 4-52.6 mi · 375
- 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.