📍 309 Spears Corner Road, West Gardiner, Kennebec County, 04345
Helen Thompson School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Gardiner, Kennebec County. The school has 253 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 11/Msad 11 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Helen Thompson School enrolls 253 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
79 of the school's 253 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Helen Thompson School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 14, state house district 84.
Helen Thompson School is one of 6 schools in RSU 11/MSAD 11, based in Gardiner, Maine. The district serves 1,846 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 253 students, Helen Thompson School is smaller than the district average of about 308 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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