📍 52 Alfred Street, South Portland, Cumberland County, 04106
Dyer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Portland, Cumberland County. The school has 196 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Portland Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dyer Elementary School enrolls 196 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 11% Black or African American and 7.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 140 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
21 of the school's 196 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dyer Elementary 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 29, state house district 32.
Dyer Elementary School is one of 8 schools in South Portland Public Schools, based in South Portland, Maine. The district serves 2,816 students district-wide and employs 271 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 196 students, Dyer Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 352 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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