Turner Elementary School

Turner Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary school in Turner, Maine, run under RSU 52/MSAD 52. Current enrollment sits at 295 students spanning grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

RSU 52/MSAD 52 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,027 students; Turner Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Turner Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest looks like 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Androscoggin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Turner Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Androscoggin County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Androscoggin County indicate median household income runs about $67,873, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Turner Elementary School is one of 36 public schools in Androscoggin County (combined enrollment of about 15,588 students).

Tripp Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Turner Elementary School.

Turner Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Turner Elementary School has edged up 14%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.