📍 248 Twombley Rd, Sanford, York County, 04073
Margaret Chase Smith is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sanford, York County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sanford Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Margaret Chase Smith enrolls 425 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.2% Two or more races and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 372 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 425 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Margaret Chase Smith is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 33, state house district 19.
Margaret Chase Smith is one of 6 schools in Sanford Public Schools, based in Sanford, Maine. The district serves 3,250 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 425 students, Margaret Chase Smith is smaller than the district average of about 542 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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