Edna Drinkwater School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Northport, Maine
Edna Drinkwater School in Northport, Maine enrolled 98 students in 2024-25 with 11.5 full-time teachers, 8.5 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, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 48.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
84 students in 2022-23, 90 students in 2023-24, 98 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.3 to 11.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 84 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 12.1 | 7.4 |
| 2024-25 | 98 | 11.5 | 8.5 |
8.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 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 Edna Drinkwater School enrolled 106 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent28.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.9% of students were White, 3.1% of two or more races, 2.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.9%
- Two or more races3.1%
- Hispanic2.0%
- Asian1.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Edna Drinkwater School scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 48.8% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 60‑69% | 50% or more (2021-22) | 48.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
What to look at next about Edna Drinkwater School
- Lincolnville Central SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 9.0 miles away: 212 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).9.0 mi
- Camden-Rockport Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 340 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Edna Drinkwater School with Lincolnville Central SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Northport Public Schools spends per student$28,483 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$28,483
- The largest public schools in MaineEdna Drinkwater School is the number 275 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#275 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher8.5 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.8.5:1
- 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 Edna Drinkwater School
How many students attend Edna Drinkwater School?
98 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 84 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Northport, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Edna Drinkwater School?
8.5 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 Edna Drinkwater School a Title I school?
Edna Drinkwater School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Edna Drinkwater School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Edna Drinkwater School scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 48.8% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Edna Drinkwater School in?
Northport Public Schools, NCES district ID 2314824. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231482400444 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, 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.