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Gerald E Talbot Community School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1600 Forest Av
Portland, ME 04103
Phone
(207) 874-8210
District
Portland Public Schools
County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
361
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maine

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.2% of all ME schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Gerald E Talbot Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
61%
61%
65%
42%
57%
52%
61%
61%
65%
42%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
11
11
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 29 8.0%
Kindergarten 60 16.6%
Grade 1 53 14.7%
Grade 2 70 19.4%
Grade 3 52 14.4%
Grade 4 56 15.5%
Grade 5 41 11.4%
Total 361 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.5% 50.6% 88.8%
Black 39.5% 33.1% 5.2%
Hispanic 9.6% 11.4% 3.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.4% 4.5% 1.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.2% 50.0% 37.5%
Free lunch eligible 43.5% 32.1% 31.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.7% 17.9% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 68,505 1,395,722
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,180.4 45
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 4.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.5% 16.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.7% 29.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 27.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.0% 21.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,393 589,085
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.7% 94.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 59.2% 35.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.5% 16.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.3% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,678 $77,646,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,477 $9,821,000 6.9%
Staff $1,442 $9,585,000 6.7%
General Administration $832 $5,531,000 3.9%
School Administration $1,044 $6,943,000 4.9%
Operation $1,683 $11,192,000 7.9%
Transportation $606 $4,030,000 2.8%
Other $541 $3,594,000 2.5%
Total Support $7,625 $50,696,000 35.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,099 $13,955,000 9.8%
Total Expenditures $21,401 $142,297,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,126 $1,749,812,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,383 $238,995,000 6.9%
Staff $911 $157,455,000 4.6%
General Administration $679 $117,374,000 3.4%
School Administration $976 $168,667,000 4.9%
Operation $1,927 $333,045,000 9.7%
Transportation $887 $153,227,000 4.5%
Other $253 $43,698,000 1.3%
Total Support $7,016 $1,212,461,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,773 $479,244,000 13.9%
Total Expenditures $19,915 $3,441,517,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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