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Peaks Island School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4 Church Av
Peaks Island, ME 04108
Phone
(207) 766-2528
District
Portland Public Schools
County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
41
Classroom Teachers
4

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.8% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.9% of all U.S. schools.


Peaks Island School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
67%
60%
68%
64%
65%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
11
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 7 17.1%
Kindergarten 7 17.1%
Grade 1 4 9.8%
Grade 2 4 9.8%
Grade 3 5 12.2%
Grade 4 7 17.1%
Grade 5 7 17.1%
Total 41 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.0% 53.3% 89.5%
Black 0.0% 30.4% 4.6%
Hispanic 10.0% 11.2% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.7% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 14.6% 44.3% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 14.6% 40.4% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 3.9% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 68,280 1,385,340
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,169.9 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 11.9% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 43.0% 29.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.0% 28.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.8% 21.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,253 580,172
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.2% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 57.7% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.9% 15.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.9% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.8% 15.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.2% 12.2%
$15,000 or less 10.7% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,526 $74,643,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,422 $9,209,000 6.6%
Staff $1,470 $9,521,000 6.8%
General Administration $785 $5,085,000 3.6%
School Administration $1,036 $6,710,000 4.8%
Operation $1,837 $11,895,000 8.5%
Transportation $462 $2,994,000 2.1%
Other $463 $2,998,000 2.1%
Total Support $7,476 $48,412,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,662 $17,239,000 12.3%
Total Expenditures $21,664 $140,294,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,878 $1,719,893,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,292 $225,026,000 6.4%
Staff $1,010 $175,940,000 5.0%
General Administration $623 $108,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $933 $162,369,000 4.6%
Operation $2,119 $368,955,000 10.4%
Transportation $758 $131,925,000 3.7%
Other $247 $43,075,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,983 $1,215,777,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $602,867,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $20,323 $3,538,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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