📍 30 Broadway, Rockland, Knox County, 04841
South School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockland, Knox County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 13 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South School enrolls 265 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3% Two or more races and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
164 of the school's 265 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 12, state house district 93.
South School is one of 6 schools in RSU 13, based in Rockland, Maine. The district serves 1,508 students district-wide and employs 163 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, South School is close to the district average of about 251 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote