📍 175 Auburn ST, Portland, Cumberland County, 04103
Harrison Lyseth Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portland, Cumberland County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portland Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Harrison Lyseth Elem School enrolls 496 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 25% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 282 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 20 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
159 of the school's 496 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 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.
Harrison Lyseth Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 28, state house district 43.
Harrison Lyseth Elem School is one of 17 schools in Portland Public Schools, based in Portland, Maine. The district serves 6,555 students district-wide and employs 613 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 496 students, Harrison Lyseth Elem School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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