📍 407 East Avenue, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, 04240
Montello School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lewiston, Androscoggin County. The school has 618 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lewiston Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Montello School enrolls 618 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 39% White and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 295 | 48% |
| White | 239 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
506 of the school's 618 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 506 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Montello 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 21, state house district 59.
Montello School is one of 8 schools in Lewiston Public Schools, based in Lewiston, Maine. The district serves 5,313 students district-wide and employs 484 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 618 students, Montello School is close to the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small