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Schools in Albion · School Administrative District 49

Albion’s public schools score below 74% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Albion, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
81%
▼ 3 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
79%
▼ 2 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 3–7 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 26% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
933 students on the public path
In brief

Albion’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 302 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Albion’s, its schools beat 32%, higher than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 81% of tested students were proficient in reading and 79% in math, against 84% and 82% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine (the state reports Albion’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,341 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Lawrence Jr High School, then Lawrence High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Albion’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 26% of Maine school districts. Both inputs trail the Maine average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (302)Better than 32%
Towns in Kennebec County (25)Better than 12%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 922 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Albion anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Albion’s students in the tested grades sat them (927 in math, 916 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Albion, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Albion Elementary SchoolSchool Administrative District 49D
7–8Lawrence Jr High Schoolin FairfieldC+
9–12Lawrence High Schoolin FairfieldB+

Albion’s public schools are run by School Administrative District 49, which also serves Benton, Clinton and Fairfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading81%
State average 84.1% · 916 students tested
Math79%
State average 81.5% · 927 students tested

Albion vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Albion’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AlbionCSchool Administrative District 49
Freedom—School Administrative District 03
ChinaB+Regional School Unit 18
BentonCSchool Administrative District 49
WinslowC+Winslow
UnityDSchool Administrative District 03

Every school in Albion

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Albionby address
Also serving Albionin other towns

Questions about Albion’s schools

Are Albion’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Albion children attend score below 74% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Albion in?

School Administrative District 49, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,760 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Albion kids go to high school?

Lawrence High School in Fairfield, with 531 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Albion’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in School Administrative District 49 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Albion spend per student?

$15,341 in School Administrative District 49 (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.