📍 8 Joy Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, 04662
Mt Desert Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Northeast Harbor, Hancock County. The school has 153 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mount Desert Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1. 98% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mt Desert Elementary School enrolls 153 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 133 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
23 of the school's 153 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Mt Desert Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-20, state senate district 7, state house district 135.
Mt Desert Elementary School is one of 1 schools in Mount Desert Public Schools, based in Bar Harbor, Maine. The district serves 161 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 153 students, Mt Desert Elementary School is close to the district average of about 161 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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