📍 197 Main Street, South Berwick, York County, 03908
Central School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Berwick, York County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 35/Msad 35 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central School enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 372 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 41 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Central School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 35, state house district 6.
Central School is one of 5 schools in RSU 35/MSAD 35, based in Eliot, Maine. The district serves 2,120 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Central School is close to the district average of about 424 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe