James Otis Kaler Elementary School

Regular School · South Portland, ME

James Otis Kaler Elementary School is a regular school school in South Portland, Maine, serving grades PK–04 with 179 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 8.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 04

Enrollment

179

Teachers (FTE)

22.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

8.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	87	49%
Black or African American	40	22%
Hispanic/Latino	29	16%
Two or more races	12	7%
Asian	10	6%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	1%
Total enrollment	179	87M / 92F

English Language Learners: 52 (29% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	70-74%	80.3%	95
Reading Proficiency	75-79%	84.7%	95

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.18 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

145

81% 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.)	179	100%

Contact & Location

165 South Kelsey Street

South Portland, ME 04106

Phone: (207)799-3214

http://sites.google.com/a/spsdme.org/kaler/

District

South Portland Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $29,695

District enrollment: 3,081

Other Schools in District

Dora L Small Elementary School Elementary
Dyer Elementary School Elementary
Frank I Brown Elementary School Elementary
Waldo T Skillin Elementary School Elementary
South Portland High School High
South Portland Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 04106) → CensusDepth.com
Maine population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Maine teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

231233000716

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