Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49

Summary:

The Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49 consists of 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the district as a whole is underperforming compared to the state average, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, a few standout schools emerge within the district.

Albion Elementary School stands out as the highest-ranked elementary school in the district, ranked 77 out of 290 Maine elementary schools and rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio of 9.4 among the elementary schools. In contrast, Fairfield Primary School has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 55.36%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, and the second-highest chronic absenteeism rate at 35%.

Regarding graduation rates, Lawrence High School has an 84.4% four-year graduation rate. However, the high school also has the highest chronic absenteeism rate in the district at 39%. Additionally, Clinton Elementary School has the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients among the elementary schools at 50.2%, and Lawrence Junior High School has the highest student-teacher ratio of 11.8.

District Detail

41 West Street
Fairfield, ME 04937

(207) 453-4200

SchoolDigger Rank:
133^rd of 177 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,895

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	9 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	577	44	13.2	34.7%	553 (95.8%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28.7	87^th of 123 public high schools	29.3%		44.6	69^th of 98 public high schools	29.6%	18	51.5	45.4	31.2	$14,742
Lawrence Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	300	27	11.1	38.0%	286 (95.3%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	17.5	86^th of 96 public middle schools	10.4%		45.9	58^th of 93 public middle schools	37.6%	28	53.0	32.7	28.2	$16,551
Fairfield Primary School	Public	PK-K	63 High Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 453-4220	112	10	10.8	55.4%	102 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)								(n/a)				$17,826
Benton Elementary School	Public	1-6	68 School Drive	Benton	04901	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 453-4240	545	47	11.6	40.6%	502 (92.1%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	30.3	227^th of 290 public elementary schools	21.7%		28.4	153^rd of 210 public elementary schools	27.1%	74	51.8	49.9	20.5	$15,684
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Morrison Ave	Clinton	04927	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 426-2181	253	21	11.8	50.2%	222 (87.7%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	40.5	193^rd of 290 public elementary schools	33.4%		28.4	152^nd of 210 public elementary schools	27.6%	41	52.9	55.2		$14,615
Albion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20 School Street	Albion	04910	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 437-2616	108	11	9.4	48.1%	106 (98.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.1	77^th of 290 public elementary schools	73.4%					(n/a)	75.0	53.9		$17,030

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	7.51 mi	8	159^th
Regional School Unit 18	7.6 mi	8	51^st
Ecology Learning Center	7.9 mi	1	96^th
Winslow Schools	8.83 mi	3	69^th
Waterville Public Schools	9.73 mi	5	126^th

Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49

District Detail

Albion Elementary School

Clinton Elementary School

Benton Elementary School

Lawrence High School

Lawrence Junior High School

Fairfield Primary School

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