Elementary · Maine

Gerald E Talbot Community School

Free meals for all

Gerald E Talbot Community School, a public elementary school in Portland, Maine: grades pre-k–5, 394 students, 10.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Portland Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 394
Teachers (FTE): 37.3
Students per teacher: 10.6
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 49% of elementary schools in Maine

Median 10.6 · 348 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 86% of elementary schools in Maine

Median 208 · 348 schools compared

Smaller than 54% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Portland Public Schools

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Location

Address: 1600 Forest AV, Portland, ME 04103
Phone: (207)874-8210
City or town: Portland
County: Cumberland County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Amanda C Rowe SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	470	10.4	1.2 mi
Harrison Lyseth Elem SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	489	12.2	1.5 mi
Longfellow School-PortlandFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	263	11.4	1.7 mi
Ocean AvenueFree meals for all	K–5	337	10.5	1.8 mi
Congin SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	335	12.1	2.6 mi
Presumpscot SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	266	10.5	2.6 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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