Presumpscot Elementary School

 The Portland Public Schools are responsible for ensuring a challenging, relevant, and joyful education that empowers every learner to make a difference in the world. We build relationships among families, educators, and the community to promote the healthy development and academic achievement of every learner.

Presumpscot Elementary School is an Expeditionary Learning School and a High Performance Reward School. Our community consists of students from Pre-Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. We have a strong school culture committed to high levels of engagement and achievement through character building and learning expeditions and a dedicated staff with a high level of expertise. At Presumpscot, relationships are the foundation upon which all else is built. We begin laying this foundation when our Kindergarten teachers conduct summer home visits prior to students entering school and continues as our parents are engaged as partners in our students’ education.

  Presumpscot Elementary School is a richly diverse school community.  At any given time of the year, Presumpscot School enrolls approximately 290 students.  Many students are children of parents and grandparents who themselves attended Presumpscot  Eighteen languages are spoken by our students and families.  Our English Language Learners make up 36% of our student population.    The school day at Presumpscot does not begin or end with the bell.  We provide multiple opportunities for students to extend their learning.  For example, teachers and support staff provide summer school programming, LearningWorks provides an extended day learning experience focused on science and mathematics, Portland Recreation, before and after school interventions, such as Read 180, Garden Club, and Math Club.   Community volunteers are welcome and vital partners in our student's learning. Parents are involved in Learning Expeditions by sharing their interests and expertise with our students.  Our Family Council meets monthly and engages in activities from educational presentations to strategic input, as well as planning annual family events, such as the Back to School barbecue, Fall Festival, Ice Cream Social and Variety Show and conducts annual fundraisers.  In addition Presumpscot has formal relationships with Portland Stage's Theater for Kids, the Telling Room, Maine Audubon, Cultivating Community and Food Corps.