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James Otis Kaler Elementary School

(207) 799-3214

Physical Address:
165 Kelsey ST
South Portland, ME  04106
Mailing Address:
165 Kelsey Street
South Portland, ME  04106

School Information

District:
South Portland School Department
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Cumberland County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
KG - 5
Number of Students:
241

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in James Otis Kaler Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
White 87.55% 89.44% 94.27%
Asian/Pacific 4.98% 3.58% 2.00%
Black 4.56% 5.76% 2.90%
American Indian 2.07% 0.56% 1.51%
Hispanic 0.83% 1.90% 1.45%

Genders in James Otis Kaler Elementary School

This School County Average State Average
Male 55.60% 48.99% 48.68%
Female 44.4% 51.01% 51.32%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for James Otis Kaler Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 205 199 211
Asian/Pacific 3 11 12
Black 3 9 11
American Indian 2 3 5
Hispanic 2 3 2
Others 0 0 0
Total 215 225 241

Enrollment by Gender for James Otis Kaler Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 116 125 134
Female 99 100 107
Total 215 225 241

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for James Otis Kaler Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 215 225 241
# Eligible for free lunch 86 (40%) 88 (39%) 104 (43%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 16 (7%) 22 (10%) 15 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 102 (47%) 110 (49%) 119 (49%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for James Otis Kaler Elementary School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 215 225 241
Fulltime teachers 17.7 18.0 20.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 9.10 12.50 11.76
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 9.33 11.58 11.52