James Otis Kaler Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 179 students
Dyer Elementary School
52 Alfred Street, South Portland, ME 04106
Grades
Pre-K–4
Elementary
Students
194
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
South Portland Public Schools
Cumberland County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 294 Maine elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maine elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Dyer Elementary School
Dyer Elementary School is a public elementary school in South Portland, Maine, serving grades Pre-K–4. It is part of South Portland Public Schools. The school is located in a small city in Cumberland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 194 students were enrolled, with about 9.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Maine elementary school (10.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 294 Maine elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–4
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–4
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 194 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- South Portland Public Schools
- County
- Cumberland County
- NCES school ID
- 231233000578
Schools near Dyer Elementary School
All 12 schools in South Portland →
Waldo T Skillin Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 302 students
Frank I Brown Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 213 students
Holy Cross School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 95 students
Howard C Reiche Community Sch
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 467 students
Dora L Small Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 193 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.