Dora L Small Elementary School
87 Thompson St
South Portland ME, 04106, Cumberland County
Phone: 207-799-7676
Ranking: (54 out of 407, top 13%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: South Portland
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 26 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 329 | 346 | 341 | 319 | 303 | 296 | 279 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 44 | 13.4% | 54 | 15.6% | 68 | 19.9% | 52 | 16.3% | 56 | 18.5% | 55 | 18.6% | 53 | 19.0% |
Grade 1: | 55 | 16.7% | 68 | 19.7% | 53 | 15.5% | 61 | 19.1% | 51 | 16.8% | 54 | 18.2% | 42 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 64 | 19.5% | 54 | 15.6% | 58 | 17.0% | 59 | 18.5% | 56 | 18.5% | 43 | 14.5% | 51 | 18.3% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 14.9% | 53 | 15.3% | 63 | 18.5% | 56 | 17.6% | 45 | 14.9% | 53 | 17.9% | 38 | 13.6% |
Grade 4: | 53 | 16.1% | 69 | 19.9% | 52 | 15.2% | 43 | 13.5% | 50 | 16.5% | 42 | 14.2% | 49 | 17.6% |
Grade 5: | 64 | 19.5% | 48 | 13.9% | 47 | 13.8% | 48 | 15.0% | 45 | 14.9% | 49 | 16.6% | 46 | 16.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 155 | 47.1% | 176 | 50.9% | 180 | 52.8% | 179 | 56.1% | 159 | 52.5% | 151 | 51.0% | 151 | 54.1% |
Female: | 174 | 52.9% | 170 | 49.1% | 161 | 47.2% | 140 | 43.9% | 136 | 44.9% | 137 | 46.3% | 124 | 44.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.4% | 8 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.9% | 8 | 2.5% | 10 | 3.3% | 8 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.9% | 12 | 3.8% | 8 | 2.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
Black: | 9 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 6 | 2.2% |
White: | 298 | 90.6% | 311 | 89.9% | 300 | 88.0% | 284 | 89.0% | 280 | 92.4% | 282 | 95.3% | 265 | 95.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 11 | 3.2% | 12 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 21.0% | 71 | 20.5% | 11 | 3.2% | 62 | 19.4% | 73 | 24.1% | 68 | 23.0% | 65 | 23.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 6.4% | 12 | 3.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 16 | 5.0% | 22 | 7.3% | 12 | 4.1% | 17 | 6.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.85 | 15.69 | 13.85 | 14.91 | 14.43 | 15.50 | 10.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEA | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 73% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 65% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 61% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | N/A | 60% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 66% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 67% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 71% | 71% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 56% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | N/A | 57% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 11% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 65% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 52% | 55% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | 58% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 43% |
NECAP | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 61% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 62% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 64% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 73% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 77% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 65% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 63% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | 66% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 68% | 67% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 67% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74% | 70% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 64% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 62% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 65% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 68% | 70% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 68% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 71% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 46% | 43% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 41% | 41% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 49% | 45% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 27.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $52,328.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,452.0 |
* Dora L Small Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.