Other / mixed grade configuration · Acton, ME

Acton Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Acton Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 230222000001
0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Acton Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Maine median.

58
Resource Index · Higher
11.6:1
students per teacher
24.0%
free-lunch eligible
256
students enrolled

Acton Elementary School has class sizes near the Maine median. Computed live against every Maine school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-1 students YoY

Acton Elementary School held near 245 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 22.0 → 19.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 230222000001 · Acton, ME Other · SMALL · TRAD

256 enr · 11.6:1 · 24.0% lunch · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Lynn High School (256 students)

Acton Elementary School held near 245 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 22.0 → 19.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Maine schools → · Find another →

How Acton Elementary School compares

Acton Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Maine and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Maine Maine avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.6:1 ▲ 5% 11.1:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 24.0% ▼ 29% 34.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 256 top 48% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
256
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
24.0%
free-lunch eligible - 29% below the Maine average of 34.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 5% above state mean
Top 64% in Maine - lower ratio than 36% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$21,589
per pupil, district-wide - above Maine avg of $20,907
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.5%
Two or More 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1.6%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 94.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 10.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 10.6, Acton Elementary School is less mixed than the Maine school average of 20.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Acton Public Schools reports $21,589 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Acton Elementary School

How many students attend Acton Elementary School?

Acton Elementary School has 256 students enrolled. It is a public school in Acton, ME. CCD year-over-year: 246 (2022-23) → 245 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Acton Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Acton Elementary School is 11.6:1, which is 5% higher than the Maine average of 11.1:1 and 26% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Acton Elementary School?

24.0% of students at Acton Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Maine average of 34.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Acton Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Acton Elementary School is White at 94.5% of enrollment, in Acton, ME.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Acton Elementary School?

Acton Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Acton Public Schools?

None reported; Acton Public Schools operates only Acton Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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