Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences

Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences is an active, independent public charter school district located at 25 Shaker Road in Gray, Maine. Situated in a distant rural setting within the greater Portland-South Portland metropolitan area, the district operates a single school facility dedicated to serving young learners from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Operating as its own local education agency for federal programs, Fiddlehead provides a specialized, community-rooted educational environment designed to foster academic and creative development throughout the elementary and middle school years.

For the 2024–2025 academic year, the district serves a close-knit student body of 177 children, maintaining small class cohorts that range from 20 students in pre-kindergarten down to 16 in the eighth-grade graduating class. To ensure highly supportive learning conditions, the district maintains a comprehensive staffing model comprising 76 total full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members. This team includes approximately 25.8 FTE teachers, 14.9 FTE instructional aides, and 35.3 FTE support staff, creating an exceptionally low student-to-staff ratio that enables strong individualized attention, tailored academic intervention, and holistic student support.