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Park Avenue Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

161 Park Avenue, Auburn, ME 04210 · (207) 333-6657 · Part of Auburn

Auburn’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
390
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Park Avenue Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Maine’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Auburn kids: Auburn Middle School

On the path

Where Auburn kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Park Avenue Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Auburn Middle School499 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

161 Park Avenue, Auburn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten53
Grade 145
Grade 245
Grade 353
Grade 461
Grade 548
Grade 654
Enrollment over time
337’20
300’21
318’22
340’23
390’24

Up 15.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 48%White 42%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Park Avenue Elementary School from Auburn families.

Other schools in Auburn

The district →
Fairview School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
C+
489 students15:1
Sherwood Heights Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
D
291 students11:1
Washburn School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
D−
219 students11:1
Walton School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
D−
156 students12:1
East Auburn Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
A−
152 students13:1
Auburn Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Auburn
C
499 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; Auburn’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.