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Peaks Island School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
4 Church Av
Peaks Island, ME 04108
Phone
(207) 766-2528
District
Portland Public Schools
County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
46
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Peaks Island School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
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56%
No Data
64%
No Data
48%
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56%
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64%
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48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
11
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 9 19.6%
Kindergarten 8 17.4%
Grade 1 7 15.2%
Grade 2 6 13.0%
Grade 3 4 8.7%
Grade 4 5 10.9%
Grade 5 7 15.2%
Total 46 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.9% 50.6% 89.5%
Black 4.4% 33.1% 4.6%
Hispanic 6.7% 11.4% 3.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.5% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 21.7% 50.0% 36.3%
Free lunch eligible 0.0% 32.1% 31.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 21.7% 17.9% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 68,505 1,395,722
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,180.4 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.5% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.7% 29.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 27.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 21.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,393 589,085
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.2% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.5% 16.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,678 $77,646,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,477 $9,821,000 6.9%
Staff $1,442 $9,585,000 6.7%
General Administration $832 $5,531,000 3.9%
School Administration $1,044 $6,943,000 4.9%
Operation $1,683 $11,192,000 7.9%
Transportation $606 $4,030,000 2.8%
Other $541 $3,594,000 2.5%
Total Support $7,625 $50,696,000 35.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,099 $13,955,000 9.8%
Total Expenditures $21,401 $142,297,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,878 $1,719,893,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,292 $225,026,000 6.4%
Staff $1,010 $175,940,000 5.0%
General Administration $623 $108,487,000 3.1%
School Administration $933 $162,369,000 4.6%
Operation $2,119 $368,955,000 10.4%
Transportation $758 $131,925,000 3.7%
Other $247 $43,075,000 1.2%
Total Support $6,983 $1,215,777,000 34.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,462 $602,867,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $20,323 $3,538,537,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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