Searsport Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Searsport, Maine

Searsport Elementary in Searsport, Maine enrolled 167 students in 2024-25 with 20.3 full-time teachers, 8.2 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, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

214 students in 2022-23, 195 students in 2023-24, 167 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.5 to 20.3.

Students enrolled at Searsport Elementary by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 16701002003002022-232142023-241952024-25167
Students enrolled at Searsport Elementary by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 16701002003002022-232142023-241952024-25167
Students enrolled at Searsport Elementary by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 16701002003002022-232142023-241952024-25167
Students enrolled at Searsport Elementary by school year2022-23: 214, 2023-24: 195, 2024-25: 16701002003002022-232142023-241952024-25167
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321420.510.4
2023-2419519.510.0
2024-2516720.38.2

8.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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; Searsport Elementary 8.2; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherSearsport Elementary 8.2state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Searsport Elementary 8.2; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherSearsport Elementary 8.2state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Searsport Elementary 8.2; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherSearsport Elementary 8.2state median 10.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maine elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 16.7; Searsport Elementary 8.2; state median 10.6.05101520students per full-time teacherSearsport Elementary 8.2state 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 188 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Searsport Elementary enrolled 188 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 188 of the 188 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent38.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

98.8% of students were White, 1.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White98.8%
  2. Two or more races1.2%

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 and 2022-23

The students tested at Searsport Elementary scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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, 2021-2280‑84%79%84.1%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%73% (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.

What to look at next about Searsport Elementary

  1. East Belfast SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 99 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  2. Captain Albert W. Stevens SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 232 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Searsport Elementary with East Belfast SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Rsu 20 spends per student$25,080 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,080
  5. The largest public schools in MaineSearsport Elementary is the number 213 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#213 of 346
  6. Maine schools by students per teacher8.2 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.8.2:1
  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 Searsport Elementary

  1. How many students attend Searsport Elementary?
    167 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 214 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Searsport, ME.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Searsport Elementary?
    8.2 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 Searsport Elementary a Title I school?
    Searsport Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Searsport Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Searsport Elementary scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 Searsport Elementary in?
    Rsu 20, NCES district ID 2314791. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231479100026 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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