Laura E Richards School
279 Brunswick Ave
Gardiner ME, 04345, Kennebec County
Phone: 207-582-3612
Ranking: 
(257 out of 407, bottom 37%)*
(257 out of 407, bottom 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 2
School District: School Administrative District 11
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 245 | 258 | 250 | 259 | 247 | 262 | 276 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 61 | 24.9% | 59 | 22.9% | 57 | 22.8% | 61 | 23.6% | 59 | 23.9% | 59 | 22.5% | 60 | 21.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 53 | 21.6% | 61 | 23.6% | 63 | 25.2% | 71 | 27.4% | 60 | 24.3% | 62 | 23.7% | 69 | 25.0% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 29.0% | 66 | 25.6% | 72 | 28.8% | 62 | 23.9% | 59 | 23.9% | 70 | 26.7% | 74 | 26.8% |
| Grade 2: | 60 | 24.5% | 72 | 27.9% | 58 | 23.2% | 65 | 25.1% | 69 | 27.9% | 71 | 27.1% | 73 | 26.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 114 | 46.5% | 127 | 49.2% | 129 | 51.6% | 134 | 51.7% | 127 | 51.4% | 145 | 55.3% | 143 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 131 | 53.5% | 131 | 50.8% | 121 | 48.4% | 125 | 48.3% | 112 | 45.3% | 109 | 41.6% | 129 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 2.0% | 6 | 2.3% | 10 | 4.0% | 6 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
| White: | 231 | 94.3% | 241 | 93.4% | 238 | 95.2% | 246 | 95.0% | 231 | 93.5% | 253 | 96.6% | 267 | 96.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 4.1% | 11 | 4.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 52.2% | 126 | 48.8% | 12 | 4.8% | 127 | 49.0% | 119 | 48.2% | 104 | 39.7% | 105 | 38.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 8 | 3.3% | 11 | 4.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 3.5% | 12 | 4.9% | 22 | 8.4% | 12 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.61 | 13.72 | 11.90 | 12.82 | 12.86 | 13.60 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | N/A | 58% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 65% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 59% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 61% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 57% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | N/A | 55% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 58% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 21.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,812.0 |
| 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: | $43,097.0 |
* Laura E Richards School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.