Dawn F Barnes Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Caswell, Maine
Dawn F Barnes Elementary School in Caswell, Maine enrolled 45 students in 2024-25 with 2.8 full-time teachers, 16.1 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 80% or more proficient in math in 2021-22 (Maine: 84.1% and 81.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 32%
44 students in 2022-23, 38 students in 2023-24, 45 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.1 to 2.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 44 | 4.1 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 4.1 | 9.3 |
| 2024-25 | 45 | 2.8 | 16.1 |
16.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dawn F Barnes Elementary School enrolled 43 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent47.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.3% of students were White, 4.4% of two or more races, 2.2% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White93.3%
- Two or more races4.4%
- American Indian2.2%
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
In 2021-22, the students tested at Dawn F Barnes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 60-79% in reading and 80% or more in math, against 84.1% in reading and 81.5% in math across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 60‑79% | 60‑79% | 84.1% |
| Math | 80% or more | 80% or more | 81.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Dawn F Barnes Elementary School
- Limestone Community SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 5.0 miles away: 138 students, 8.8 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Connor Consolidated SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 26 students, 5.5 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Dawn F Barnes Elementary School with Limestone Community SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Caswell Public Schools spends per student$21,182 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,182
- The largest public schools in MaineDawn F Barnes Elementary School is the number 321 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#321 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher16.1 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.16.1:1
- 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 Dawn F Barnes Elementary School
How many students attend Dawn F Barnes Elementary School?
45 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 44 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Caswell, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dawn F Barnes Elementary School?
16.1 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.Is Dawn F Barnes Elementary School a Title I school?
Dawn F Barnes Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dawn F Barnes Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Dawn F Barnes Elementary School scored proficient or above: 60-79% in reading and 80% or more in math, against 84.1% in reading and 81.5% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dawn F Barnes Elementary School in?
Caswell Public Schools, NCES district ID 2304110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230411000118 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: 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.