📍 100 Moosehead Blvd, Bangor, Penobscot County, 04401
Downeast School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bangor, Penobscot County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bangor Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Downeast School enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 12% Two or more races and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 77% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 294 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Downeast School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 9, state house district 126.
Downeast School is one of 10 schools in Bangor Public Schools, based in Bangor, Maine. The district serves 3,439 students district-wide and employs 281 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Downeast School is close to the district average of about 344 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small