Is Howard C Reiche Community School a good school?

Howard C Reiche Community School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Maine elementary schools.

How many students attend Howard C Reiche Community School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 463 students attended Howard C Reiche Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Howard C Reiche Community School?

Students at Howard C Reiche Community School are 42% African American, 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Howard C Reiche Community School attend?

Students who attend Howard C Reiche Community School usually go on to attend: High : Casco Bay High School High : Deering High School High : Portland High School

Howard C Reiche Community School

Summary:

Howard C Reiche Community School is an elementary school in Portland, Maine, serving 427 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Portland Public Schools district. The school stands out for its diverse student population, but faces challenges in academic performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors compared to nearby schools.

With a student body that is 36.07% White, 33.96% African American, and 24.12% Hispanic, Howard C Reiche Community School is significantly more racially diverse than the surrounding schools, which tend to have larger White student populations. However, this diversity does not translate to strong academic achievement, as the school lags behind state and district averages in English Language Arts (54.61% proficiency), Mathematics (40.36%), and Science (20.37%). The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.4%, much higher than the 5.5% to 23.0% range of nearby schools like Waldo T Skillin Elementary School and Amanda C Rowe School.

Socioeconomic factors also play a significant role, with 62.76% of Howard C Reiche Community School students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 9.73% to 72.73% at nearby schools. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, which could be a positive factor in supporting its diverse student population. Overall, Howard C Reiche Community School faces unique obstacles that will require targeted interventions and additional resources to improve student outcomes and close the performance gap with other schools in the Portland Public Schools district.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

166 Brackett ST
Portland, ME 04102

(207) 874-8175

District: Portland Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
253^rd of 290 Maine Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,663

Students who attend Howard C Reiche Community School usually attend:

High:	Casco Bay High School
	Deering High School
	Portland High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 463

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.7%

White:

30.2%

Hispanic:

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howard C Reiche Community School ranks worse than 87.2% of elementary schools in Maine. It also ranks 7^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Portland Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.29. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Howard C Reiche Community School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (41.7%), White (30.2%), Hispanic (21.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howard C Reiche Community School is 11.4. 7 elementary schools in the Portland Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Howard C Reiche Community School employs 40.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howard C Reiche Community School is $20,663. 6 elementary schools in the Portland Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Howard C Reiche Community School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Portland Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Portland Public Schools 119^th of 177 Maine school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Howard C Reiche Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	ME State Percentile
2006	13.27	187^th	192	2.6%
2007	24.25	171^st	198	13.6%
2008	22.00	179^th	195	8.2%
2009	31.20	172^nd	209	17.7%
2010	13.37	187^th	193	3.1%
2011	36.19	134^th	186	28.0%
2012	25.86	233^rd	258	9.7%
2013	25.03	231^st	261	11.5%
2015	25.54	246^th	284	13.4%
2016	26.84	208^th	255	18.4%
2017	16.22	239^th	256	6.6%
2018	30.67	197^th	254	22.4%
2019	26.64	207^th	258	19.8%
2021	0.16	222^nd	228	2.6%
2022	1.37	202^nd	210	3.8%
2023	22.29	253^rd	290	12.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howard C Reiche Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	ME State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.20	71^st	82	13.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Howard C Reiche Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	ME State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	34.51	117^th	153	23.5%
2021	0.03	89^th	90	1.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Howard C Reiche Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	ME State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	18.77	142^nd	153	7.2%
2021	0.32	90^th	90	0.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Howard C Reiche Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	ME State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	60.12	2^nd	4	50.0%

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Rank History for White students at Howard C Reiche Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	ME State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	78.68	7^th	48	85.4%

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Data source: test scores: Maine Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Maine Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Howard C Reiche Community School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	567	567
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	575	575
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	573	573
1994	434	64	97	15	5	n/a	n/a	0	615
1995	376	53	77	23	7	n/a	n/a	0	536
1996	376	53	77	23	7	n/a	n/a	0	536
1997	386	78	62	24	9	n/a	n/a	0	559
1998	363	79	77	30	3	n/a	n/a	0	552
1999	324	76	70	25	6	n/a	n/a	0	501
2000	304	89	79	22	5	n/a	n/a	0	499
2001	286	144	83	33	4	n/a	n/a	0	550
2002	240	148	61	48	2	n/a	n/a	0	499
2003	240	148	61	48	2	n/a	n/a	0	499
2004	221	185	67	43	4	n/a	n/a	0	520
2005	181	207	54	47	6	n/a	n/a	0	495
2006	161	189	43	43	11	n/a	n/a	0	447
2007	129	132	16	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	310
2008	147	144	20	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	343
2009	138	111	20	23	1	n/a	n/a	0	293
2010	136	124	35	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	312
2011	143	144	23	23	1	0	5	0	339
2012	152	118	13	29	1	0	14	0	327
2013	156	140	14	32	1	0	17	0	360
2014	157	147	10	39	1	0	15	0	369
2015	164	157	11	51	0	0	21	0	404
2016	154	182	10	53	1	0	27	0	427
2017	151	178	8	66	0	0	31	0	434
2018	161	165	11	67	3	0	31	0	438
2019	159	178	10	69	0	0	25	0	441
2020	148	186	11	80	0	0	22	0	447
2021	131	160	5	71	0	0	28	0	395
2022	147	158	2	82	0	0	22	0	411
2023	154	145	8	103	0	0	17	0	427
2024	140	193	8	99	3	0	20	0	463

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Howard C Reiche Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	567	37.0	15.3	n/a
1992	575	36.5	15.7	n/a
1993	573	39.4	14.5	69.6
1994	615	43.4	14.2	71.9
1995	536	45.7	11.7	72
1996	536	45.7	11.7	72
1997	559	43.4	12.9	74.1
1998	552	44.0	12.5	73
1999	501	43.6	11.5	82.6
2000	499	42.4	11.8	75.8
2001	550	47.0	11.7	79.5
2002	499	48.0	10.4	86.4
2003	499	48.0	10.4	86.4
2004	520	41.8	12.4	85
2005	495	44.3	11.2	88.3
2006	447	42.0	10.6	90.6
2007	310	35.8	8.7	77.1
2008	343	31.7	10.8	80.8
2009	293	29.9	8.4	78.8
2010	312	29.8	10.4	77.9
2011	339	32.0	10.5	73.2
2012	327	33.8	9.6	n/a
2013	360	30.5	11.7	68.6
2014	369	33.5	11.0	69.9
2015	404	31.0	13.0	78.2
2016	427	36.0	11.8	74.2
2017	434	37.0	11.7	74
2018	438	37.5	11.6	71.5
2019	441	33.8	13.0	67.1
2020	447	32.3	13.8	70.2
2021	395	37.8	10.4	65.8
2022	411	37.2	11.0	63.3
2023	427	42.9	9.9	62.8
2024	463	40.4	11.4	71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Howard C Reiche Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	567	37.0	15.3	n/a
1992	575	36.5	15.7	n/a
1993	573	39.4	14.5	69.6
1994	615	43.4	14.2	71.9
1995	536	45.7	11.7	72
1996	536	45.7	11.7	72
1997	559	43.4	12.9	74.1
1998	552	44.0	12.5	73
1999	501	43.6	11.5	82.6
2000	499	42.4	11.8	75.8
2001	550	47.0	11.7	79.5
2002	499	48.0	10.4	86.4
2003	499	48.0	10.4	86.4
2004	520	41.8	12.4	85
2005	495	44.3	11.2	88.3
2006	447	42.0	10.6	90.6
2007	310	35.8	8.7	77.1
2008	343	31.7	10.8	80.8
2009	293	29.9	8.4	78.8
2010	312	29.8	10.4	77.9
2011	339	32.0	10.5	73.2
2012	327	33.8	9.6	n/a
2013	360	30.5	11.7	68.6
2014	369	33.5	11.0	69.9
2015	404	31.0	13.0	78.2
2016	427	36.0	11.8	74.2
2017	434	37.0	11.7	74
2018	438	37.5	11.6	71.5
2019	441	33.8	13.0	67.1
2020	447	32.3	13.8	70.2
2021	395	37.8	10.4	65.8
2022	411	37.2	11.0	63.3
2023	427	42.9	9.9	62.8
2024	463	40.4	11.4	71.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Howard C Reiche Community School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2018	$14,874
2019	$14,638
2020	$15,597
2021	$18,819
2022	$18,939
2023	$20,663

Data source: Maine Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Howard C Reiche Community School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 207^th of 258 Elementary schools	Ranks 253^rd of 290 Elementary schools	7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
All Grades English Language Arts (Howard C Reiche Community School)	50.3	69.7	19.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Portland Public Schools)	55.4	80.5	25.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Maine)	55.9	83.8	27.9%
All Grades Mathematics (Howard C Reiche Community School)	26.5	59.7	33.3%
All Grades Mathematics (Portland Public Schools)	35	70.8	35.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Maine)	35.7	81.3	45.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	441	427	3.2%
African American	178	145	18.5%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	10	8	20%
Hispanic	69	103	49.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	159	154	3.1%
Two or More Races	25	17	32%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	67.1%	62.8%	4.4%

Schools Near Howard C Reiche Community School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Howard C Reiche Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Brackett ST	Portland	04102	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8175	463	40	11.4	71.3%	140 (30.2%)	193 (41.7%)	99 (21.4%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	22.3	253^rd of 290 public elementary schools	12.8%		1.4	202^nd of 210 public elementary schools	3.8%	51	54.6	40.4	20.4	$20,663
Frank I Brown Elementary School	Public	K-4	37 Highland AVE	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-5196	222	22	10.1	26.6%	141 (63.5%)	44 (19.8%)	14 (6.3%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	71.7	86^th of 290 public elementary schools	70.3%		56.9	89^th of 210 public elementary schools	57.6%	3	65.4	66.3		$25,822
James Otis Kaler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	165 South Kelsey Street	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 799-3214	179	21	8.4	46.4%	89 (49.7%)	43 (24.0%)	28 (15.6%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.0%)	56.1	141^st of 290 public elementary schools	51.4%		20.3	166^th of 210 public elementary schools	21.0%	25	60.9	57.4		$19,366
East End Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	195 North ST	Portland	04101	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8228	396	38	10.3	71.5%	102 (25.8%)	207 (52.3%)	46 (11.6%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	18.2	265^th of 290 public elementary schools	8.6%		0.2	205^th of 210 public elementary schools	2.4%	60	52.5	39.4	15.4	$21,783
Dora L Small Elementary School	Public	K-4	87 Thompson Street	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-7676	204	20	10.0	22.1%	157 (77.0%)	14 (6.9%)	13 (6.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.8%)	86.7	35^th of 290 public elementary schools	87.9%		68.5	60^th of 210 public elementary schools	71.4%	25	75.0	74.4	43.5	$19,898
Dyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	52 Alfred Street	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 799-4845	212	21	10.2	24.1%	151 (71.2%)	26 (12.3%)	14 (6.6%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	51.4	164^th of 290 public elementary schools	43.4%		39.3	126^th of 210 public elementary schools	40.0%	38	60.2	55.0		$22,900
Ocean Avenue	Public	K-5	150 Ocean AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8180	357	34	10.5	37.3%	207 (58.0%)	84 (23.5%)	36 (10.1%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	65.4	110^th of 290 public elementary schools	62.1%		58.1	87^th of 210 public elementary schools	58.6%	23	71.7	54.9	31.3	$22,513
Longfellow School-Portland	Public	PK, KG-5	432 Stevens AV	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 874-8195	274	25	10.9	20.4%	217 (79.2%)	24 (8.8%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	97.7	2^nd of 290 public elementary schools	99.3%		78.5	40^th of 210 public elementary schools	81.0%	38	91.4	78.7	58.8	$19,822
Presumpscot School	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Presumpscot ST	Portland	04103	Cumberland County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 874-8220	243	25	9.5	57.2%	97 (39.9%)	88 (36.2%)	31 (12.8%)	10 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	48.2	172^nd of 290 public elementary schools	40.7%		33.6	142^nd of 210 public elementary schools	32.4%	30	67.0	46.7	28.1	$22,055
Waldo T Skillin Elementary School	Public	K-4	180 Wescott Road	South Portland	04106	Cumberland County	South Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 773-7375	311	31	9.9	50.8%	135 (43.4%)	105 (33.8%)	37 (11.9%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	34.4	217^th of 290 public elementary schools	25.2%		17.2	177^th of 210 public elementary schools	15.7%	40	57.4	45.8		$19,907

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