Dyer Elementary School
52 Alfred St
South Portland ME, 04106, Cumberland County
Phone: 207-799-4845
Ranking: (26 out of 407, top 6%)*
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: | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 268 | 291 | 304 | 295 | 286 | 276 | 252 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 39 | 14.6% | 44 | 15.1% | 50 | 16.4% | 43 | 14.6% | 50 | 17.5% | 47 | 17.0% | 48 | 19.0% |
Grade 1: | 43 | 16.0% | 47 | 16.2% | 43 | 14.1% | 46 | 15.6% | 46 | 16.1% | 51 | 18.5% | 47 | 18.7% |
Grade 2: | 45 | 16.8% | 43 | 14.8% | 57 | 18.8% | 48 | 16.3% | 50 | 17.5% | 48 | 17.4% | 53 | 21.0% |
Grade 3: | 40 | 14.9% | 52 | 17.9% | 47 | 15.5% | 51 | 17.3% | 47 | 16.4% | 57 | 20.7% | 34 | 13.5% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 19.4% | 48 | 16.5% | 58 | 19.1% | 47 | 15.9% | 59 | 20.6% | 35 | 12.7% | 36 | 14.3% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 18.3% | 57 | 19.6% | 49 | 16.1% | 60 | 20.3% | 34 | 11.9% | 38 | 13.8% | 34 | 13.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 147 | 54.9% | 165 | 56.7% | 163 | 53.6% | 153 | 51.9% | 138 | 48.3% | 135 | 48.9% | 118 | 46.8% |
Female: | 121 | 45.1% | 126 | 43.3% | 141 | 46.4% | 142 | 48.1% | 140 | 49.0% | 133 | 48.2% | 130 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 19 | 7.1% | 14 | 4.8% | 20 | 6.6% | 13 | 4.4% | 14 | 4.9% | 13 | 4.7% | 4 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% |
Black: | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.4% | 8 | 2.8% | 7 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.8% |
White: | 235 | 87.7% | 263 | 90.4% | 272 | 89.5% | 264 | 89.5% | 261 | 91.3% | 254 | 92.0% | 245 | 97.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 16.8% | 44 | 15.1% | NA | NA | 36 | 12.2% | 36 | 12.6% | 25 | 9.1% | 27 | 10.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 3.4% | 7 | 2.4% | NA | NA | 14 | 4.7% | 8 | 2.8% | 16 | 5.8% | 14 | 5.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.23 | 13.64 | 15.20 | 14.11 | 12.77 | 11.70 | 9.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEA | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 58% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 69% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | 65% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | N/A | 65% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 59% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 61% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | N/A | 60% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 66% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | N/A | 61% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | N/A | 67% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 71% | 71% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | N/A | 57% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 56% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 57% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 55% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | N/A | 64% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 60% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 58% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | N/A | 63% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 55% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 58% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 43% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | N/A | N/A |
NECAP | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 65% | 61% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 64% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 73% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 72% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 74% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 65% | 62% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70% | 66% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 67% | 66% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 68% | 67% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 67% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 70% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 70% | 69% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 58% | 64% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 62% | 60% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 65% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 62% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 72% | 72% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68% | 70% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 73% | 71% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 46% | 43% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 41% | 41% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 49% | 45% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,490.0 |
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: | $50,403.0 |
* Dyer Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.