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Downeast School

Regular School · Bangor, ME

Downeast School is a regular school school in Bangor, Maine, serving grades PK–03 with 288 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 03
Enrollment
288
Teachers (FTE)
29.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
9.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 229 80%
Hispanic/Latino 28 10%
Black or African American 20 7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 7 2%
Asian 4 1%
Total enrollment 288 141M / 147F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 70-74% 80.3% 65
Reading Proficiency 70-74% 84.7% 65

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
69
24% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 288 100%

Contact & Location

100 Moosehead Blvd

Bangor, ME 04401

Phone: (207)941-6240

http://downeast.bangorschools.net/

District

Bangor Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,287

District enrollment: 3,454

NCES ID

230282000049

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD