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Chelsea Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

566 Togus Road, Chelsea, ME 04330 · (207) 582-2214 · Part of Regional School Unit 12

Chelsea’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
262
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Chelsea Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Maine’s public schools
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 85.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

566 Togus Road, Chelsea

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten32
Grade 121
Grade 230
Grade 333
Grade 431
Grade 520
Grade 623
Grade 726
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
302’20
279’21
281’22
278’23
262’24

Down 13.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Black 2%Hispanic 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chelsea Elementary School from Chelsea families.

Other schools in Regional School Unit 12

The district →
Whitefield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Whitefield
C+
184 students12:1
Somerville Elementary School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Somerville
32 students16:1
Windsor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Windsor
B
288 students12:1
Palermo Consolidated School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Palermo
B
111 students8:1

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; Chelsea’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.