📍 53 Garfield Street, Calais, Washington County, 04619
Calais Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Calais, Washington County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Calais Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Calais Elementary School enrolls 254 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 93% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 254 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 136 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Calais Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 6, state house district 140.
Calais Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Calais Public Schools, based in Calais, Maine. The district serves 539 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Calais Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 180 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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