Ralph M Atwood Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Oakland, Maine
Ralph M Atwood Primary School in Oakland, Maine enrolled 194 students in 2024-25 with 15.7 full-time teachers, 12.4 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
224 students in 2022-23, 217 students in 2023-24, 194 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.3 to 15.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 224 | 17.3 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 17.7 | 12.3 |
| 2024-25 | 194 | 15.7 | 12.4 |
12.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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 Ralph M Atwood Primary School enrolled 216 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 absent22.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.2% of students were White, 3.1% Hispanic, 2.6% Black in 2024-25.
- White91.2%
- Hispanic3.1%
- Black2.6%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Asian1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
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.
Elementary schools in Oakland
2 public elementary schools in Oakland report 2024-25 enrollment; Ralph M Atwood Primary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Elementary School | 222 | 12.2 | 41.4% |
| Ralph M Atwood Primary School | 194 | 12.4 | 35.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ralph M Atwood Primary School
- Williams Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 222 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Albert S Hall SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.2 miles away: 237 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Compare Ralph M Atwood Primary School with Williams Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much RSU 18 District spends per student$14,496 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,496
- The largest public schools in MaineRalph M Atwood Primary School is the number 183 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#183 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher12.4 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.12.4:1
- 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 Ralph M Atwood Primary School
How many students attend Ralph M Atwood Primary School?
194 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 224 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Oakland, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ralph M Atwood Primary School?
12.4 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 Ralph M Atwood Primary School a Title I school?
Ralph M Atwood Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ralph M Atwood Primary School in?
RSU 18 District, NCES district ID 2314779. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231477901023 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
- 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.