📍 249 Eastern Avenue, Augusta, Kennebec County, 04330
Farrington School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Augusta, Kennebec County. The school has 303 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Augusta Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Farrington School enrolls 303 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3% Two or more races and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 303 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Farrington School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-20, state senate district 15, state house district 85.
Farrington School is one of 7 schools in Augusta Public Schools, based in Augusta, Maine. The district serves 2,120 students district-wide and employs 183 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 303 students, Farrington School is close to the district average of about 303 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant