Cascade Brook School

Public elementary school, grades 3 to 5 · Farmington, Maine

Cascade Brook School in Farmington, Maine enrolled 297 students in 2024-25 with 24.5 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

268 students in 2022-23, 264 students in 2023-24, 297 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.3 to 24.5.

Students enrolled at Cascade Brook School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 264, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232682023-242642024-25297
Students enrolled at Cascade Brook School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 264, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232682023-242642024-25297
Students enrolled at Cascade Brook School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 264, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232682023-242642024-25297
Students enrolled at Cascade Brook School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 264, 2024-25: 29701002003002022-232682023-242642024-25297
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326825.310.6
2023-2426424.210.9
2024-2529724.512.1

12.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Maine elementary schools

Among the 341 Maine elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Cascade Brook School 12.1; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherCascade Brook School 12.1state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Cascade Brook School 12.1; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherCascade Brook School 12.1state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Cascade Brook School 12.1; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherCascade Brook School 12.1state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Cascade Brook School 12.1; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherCascade Brook School 12.1state median 10.6U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 279 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cascade Brook School enrolled 279 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 279 of the 279 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent25.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.3% of students were White, 3.4% of two or more races, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White92.3%
  2. Two or more races3.4%
  3. Hispanic2.0%
  4. Black1.0%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cascade Brook School scored proficient or above: 79% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaine
Reading and language arts, 2021-2279%82%84.1%
Math, 2022-2359%81% (2021-22)48.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Farmington

2 public elementary schools in Farmington report 2024-25 enrollment; Cascade Brook School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
W G Mallett School30310.050.8%
Cascade Brook School29712.146.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cascade Brook School

  1. W G Mallett SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 303 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Cape Cod Hill Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 169 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  3. Compare Cascade Brook School with W G Mallett SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 09 spends per student$17,764 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,764
  5. The largest public schools in MaineCascade Brook School is the number 99 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#99 of 346
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.12.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cascade Brook School

  1. How many students attend Cascade Brook School?
    297 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 268 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Farmington, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cascade Brook School?
    12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cascade Brook School a Title I school?
    Cascade Brook School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cascade Brook School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cascade Brook School scored proficient or above: 79% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cascade Brook School in?
    Rsu 09, NCES district ID 2314809. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231480901050 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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