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Best Cumberland County �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Cumberland County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Berean Christian Academy (Closed 2020)

(Calvinist)

1159 Pequawket Trail # 2B
Steep Falls, ME 04085
(207) 675-3503

Gr: 4-12 | 8 students

New Country School (Closed 2010)

969 Pequawket Trail (Rt 113)
West Baldwin, ME 04091
(207) 625-4962

Gr: PK-8 | 16 students Avg. class size: 9 students

St. Patrick S School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

1251 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
(207) 772-2521

Gr: PK-8 | 212 students

Overview

This County (Cumberland County)

This State (ME)

# Schools

29 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Cumberland County Total Schools
2025	29
2024	29
2023	27
2022	23
2021	24
2020	27
2019	27
2018	28
2017	28
2016	28
2015	32

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Student Body:

# Students

2,923 Students

13,373 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	104	110	199
2024	109	109	192
2023	112	109	193
2022	123	110	205
2021	115	107	201
2020	108	102	188
2019	106	95	193
2018	105	94	190
2017	104	97	199
2016	105	96	196
2015	100	89	183

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% Average Students of Color

15%

17%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	15%	17%	33%
2024	14%	17%	32%
2023	14%	16%	32%
2022	16%	11%	32%
2021	14%	11%	31%
2020	13%	10%	31%
2019	12%	10%	31%
2018	13%	11%	30%
2017	12%	15%	31%
2016	12%	13%	31%
2015	12%	13%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

405 Teachers

1,461 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	8:1	9:1	11:1
2024	8:1	9:1	11:1
2023	7:1	9:1	11:1
2022	7:1	9:1	11:1
2021	7:1	9:1	11:1
2020	7:1	9:1	11:1
2019	7:1	9:1	11:1
2018	7:1	9:1	11:1
2017	7:1	9:1	11:1
2016	7:1	9:1	12:1
2015	8:1	9:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

64%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	64%	59%	54%
2024	64%	59%	54%
2023	63%	59%	53%
2022	65%	57%	53%
2021	65%	57%	53%
2020	77%	60%	53%
2019	74%	59%	52%
2018	74%	57%	52%
2017	77%	55%	51%
2016	77%	56%	51%
2015	83%	64%	50%

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Average Class Size

13 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	13	13	16
2024	12	13	15
2023	12	13	15
2022	13	13	15
2021	13	13	15
2020	12	13	15
2019	12	13	15
2018	11	12	15
2017	10	12	15
2016	10	12	15
2015	10	11	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	11	11	12
2024	10	11	11
2023	17	12	10
2022	17	13	10
2021	17	13	10
2020	17	15	10
2019	15	14	10
2018	15	12	10
2017	15	12	10
2016	15	13	9
2015	15	14	9

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Average SAT score

1287

(Out of 1600)

1242

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SAT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	1,278	1,234	1,236
2024	1,278	1,235	1,233
2023	1,278	1,244	1,231
2022	1,278	1,231	1,232
2021	1,278	1,231	1,232
2020	1,233	1,223	1,229
2019	1,257	1,232	1,230
2018	1,260	1,240	1,227

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	30	28	26
2024	30	28	26
2023	30	28	26
2022	30	28	26
2021	30	28	26
2020	27	26	26
2019	27	27	26
2018	27	27	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$20,081

$17,936

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	$20,043	$18,076	$14,043
2024	$17,422	$16,359	$12,357
2023	$18,388	$16,377	$11,693
2022	$18,138	$14,830	$11,199
2021	$18,088	$15,216	$10,824
2020	$16,898	$13,107	$10,496
2019	$16,326	$13,849	$10,300
2018	$15,479	$13,535	$10,056
2017	$14,606	$13,279	$9,712
2016	$14,463	$14,525	$9,307
2015	$12,849	$18,139	$8,903

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Average % on Financial Aid

41%

37%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	41%	37%	34%
2024	40%	37%	33%
2023	40%	36%	33%
2022	32%	33%	32%
2021	36%	34%	32%
2020	32%	33%	31%
2019	32%	36%	30%
2018	32%	34%	29%
2017	29%	34%	29%
2016	27%	33%	28%
2015	26%	30%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$10,692

$8,816

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	$10,692	$8,816	$6,227
2024	$12,584	$9,448	$6,113
2023	$12,584	$9,204	$5,785
2022	$12,584	$8,276	$5,514
2021	$12,584	$8,276	$5,269
2020	$8,675	$7,034	$5,141
2019	$8,633	$7,417	$5,007
2018	$8,565	$6,603	$4,752
2017	$6,932	$5,681	$4,582
2016	$6,932	$6,885	$4,396
2015	$4,432	$5,385	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

68%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	68%	73%	81%
2024	69%	78%	85%
2023	69%	75%	85%
2022	70%	77%	85%
2021	70%	77%	86%
2020	72%	77%	86%
2019	70%	76%	85%
2018	68%	76%	85%
2017	72%	78%	86%
2016	70%	77%	85%
2015	76%	80%	86%

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Average Endowment Size

$15.12 million

$30.53 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	$14 M	$32 M	$53 M
2024	$24 M	$22 M	$51 M
2023	$24 M	$28 M	$68 M
2022	$24 M	$22 M	$73 M
2021	$24 M	$22 M	$65 M
2020	$24 M	$28 M	$69 M
2019	$25 M	$28 M	$75 M
2018	$25 M	$25 M	$57 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.48

0.49

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	0.48	0.49	0.64
2024	0.48	0.49	0.64
2023	0.47	0.50	0.63
2022	0.39	0.40	0.62
2021	0.39	0.39	0.62
2020	0.42	0.39	0.62
2019	0.37	0.38	0.61
2018	0.37	0.38	0.60
2017	0.28	0.33	0.59
2016	0.28	0.31	0.59
2015	0.31	0.30	0.58

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

33 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

94 Students

553 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	3%	5%	5%
2024	4%	5%	5%
2023	3%	5%	5%
2022	3%	3%	5%
2021	3%	4%	5%
2020	4%	4%	5%
2019	3%	3%	4%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	3%	3%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	3%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

66 Students

437 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	2%	3%	9%
2024	2%	3%	9%
2023	3%	4%	9%
2022	2%	2%	8%
2021	2%	2%	9%
2020	2%	2%	9%
2019	2%	2%	8%
2018	2%	2%	8%
2017	2%	2%	8%
2016	2%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

168 Students

592 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	5%	4%	8%
2024	5%	4%	8%
2023	3%	3%	8%
2022	4%	2%	7%
2021	4%	2%	8%
2020	3%	2%	8%
2019	3%	2%	8%
2018	3%	2%	8%
2017	3%	1%	7%
2016	3%	1%	8%
2015	4%	2%	8%

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# White Students

2,201 Students

9,203 Students

% White Students

70%

69%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	70%	69%	55%
2024	69%	69%	55%
2023	70%	67%	55%
2022	76%	76%	57%
2021	77%	76%	57%
2020	74%	76%	58%
2019	78%	78%	59%
2018	78%	78%	59%
2017	84%	81%	61%
2016	84%	82%	61%
2015	82%	83%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

11 Students

27 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

622 Students

2,517 Students

% of Others Students

20%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cumberland County Average	Maine (ME) Average	National Average
2025	20%	19%	22%
2024	20%	19%	22%
2023	21%	21%	22%
2022	15%	17%	22%
2021	14%	16%	20%
2020	17%	16%	19%
2019	13%	15%	20%
2018	13%	15%	20%
2017	7%	13%	19%
2016	7%	12%	18%
2015	8%	10%	18%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Cumberland County, ME?

The private elementary schools in Cumberland County, ME include North Yarmouth Academy, Breakwater School, and Holy Cross School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Cumberland County?

28 private elementary schools are located in Cumberland County.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Cumberland County?

The average tuition cost is $20,081, which is higher than the Maine private school average tuition cost of $17,936.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Cumberland County?

Cumberland County private elementary schools are approximately 15% minority students, which is lower than the Maine private school average of 17%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Cumberland County?

38% of private elementary schools in Cumberland County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Catholic).

Which private elementary schools in Cumberland County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Cumberland County include: Levey Day School vs. Breakwater School, St. Brigid School vs. Waynflete, Center For Autism And Delvopmental Disorders vs. Morrison Center

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