📍 165 New England Road, Searsmont, Waldo County, 04973
Ames Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Searsmont, Waldo County. The school has 126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 71 school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ames Elementary School enrolls 126 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 117 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
72 of the school's 126 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Ames Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 11, state house district 96.
Ames Elementary School is one of 7 schools in RSU 71, based in Belfast, Maine. The district serves 1,396 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 126 students, Ames Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 199 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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