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Helen Thompson School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

309 Spears Corner Road, West Gardiner, ME 04345 · (207) 724-3930 · Part of School Administrative District 11

West Gardiner’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
245
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Helen Thompson School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Maine’s public schools
  • Next stop for West Gardiner kids: Gardiner Regional Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Helen Thompson SchoolYou are here
6–8Gardiner Regional Middle Schoolin Gardiner

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 ↗

309 Spears Corner Road, West Gardiner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten38
Grade 137
Grade 232
Grade 341
Grade 431
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
261’20
272’21
253’22
257’23
245’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Helen Thompson School from West Gardiner families.

Other schools in School Administrative District 11

The district →
Laura E Richards School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Gardiner
219 students14:1
Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittston
D
200 students12:1
River View Community School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · South Gardiner
C−
192 students13:1
Gardiner Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gardiner
B
425 students11:1
Gardiner Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gardiner
A−
565 students12:1

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