Downeast School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Bangor, Maine

Downeast School in Bangor, Maine enrolled 288 students in 2024-25 with 29.8 full-time teachers, 9.7 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, 70-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

294 students in 2022-23, 311 students in 2023-24, 288 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.8 to 29.8.

Students enrolled at Downeast School by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-232942023-243112024-25288
Students enrolled at Downeast School by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-232942023-243112024-25288
Students enrolled at Downeast School by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-232942023-243112024-25288
Students enrolled at Downeast School by school year2022-23: 294, 2023-24: 311, 2024-25: 28801002003004002022-232942023-243112024-25288
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329428.810.2
2023-2431126.611.7
2024-2528829.89.7

9.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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; Downeast School 9.7; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherDowneast School 9.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Downeast School 9.7; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherDowneast School 9.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Downeast School 9.7; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherDowneast School 9.7state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Downeast School 9.7; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherDowneast School 9.7state 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 240 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Downeast School enrolled 264 students and had 1.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.1, one per 240 of the 264 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent35.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.5% of students were White, 9.7% Hispanic, 6.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White79.5%
  2. Hispanic9.7%
  3. Black6.9%
  4. American Indian2.4%
  5. Asian1.4%

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 Downeast School scored proficient or above: 70-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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, 2021-2270‑79%87%84.1%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%86% (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 Bangor

7 public elementary schools in Bangor report 2024-25 enrollment; Downeast School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fruit Street School31013.332.6%
Downeast School2889.784.4%
Mary Snow School26612.740.6%
Fairmount School25910.961.0%
Vine Street School19010.260.5%
Abraham Lincoln School18411.255.4%
Fourteenth Street School15312.437.9%

All public schools in Bangor →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Downeast School

  1. Mary Snow SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 266 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Fourteenth Street SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 153 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Downeast School with Mary Snow SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bangor Public Schools spends per student$17,728 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,728
  5. The largest public schools in MaineDowneast School is the number 109 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#109 of 346
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher9.7 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.9.7:1
  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 Downeast School

  1. How many students attend Downeast School?
    288 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 294 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bangor, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Downeast School?
    9.7 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 Downeast School a Title I school?
    Downeast School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Downeast School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Downeast School scored proficient or above: 70-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 Downeast School in?
    Bangor Public Schools, NCES district ID 2302820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 230282000049 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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