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Schools in Lovell · School Administrative District 72

Lovell’s public schools score below 60% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Lovell, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
84%
▼ 0 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
▼ 8 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 3–7 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 32% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
ME 11.3
Schools in town
1
617 students on the public path
In brief

Lovell’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 289 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lovell’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 84% of tested students were proficient in reading and 74% in math, against 84% and 82% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2020 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine (the state reports Lovell’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,963 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Molly Ockett School. See the path ↓

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

The School Grade

What’s behind Lovell’s grade

C− Test scoresA Graduation

C+: better than 40% of Maine school districts. Graduation is above the Maine average; test scores are below it.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (289)Better than 49%
Towns in Oxford County (31)Better than 68%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 452 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Lovell anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lovell’s students in the tested grades sat them (453 in math, 450 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4New Suncook SchoolSchool Administrative District 72A−
5–8Molly Ockett Schoolin FryeburgC

Lovell’s public schools are run by School Administrative District 72, which also serves Brownfield, Denmark, Fryeburg and Stoneham and others. 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.

School Administrative District 72Grades PK–8 · 3 schools · 694 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$13,963ME $20,630 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading84%
State average 84.1% · 450 students tested
Math74%
State average 81.5% · 453 students tested

Lovell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LovellC+School Administrative District 72
Stow—School Administrative District 72
Sweden—School Administrative District 72
Stoneham—School Administrative District 72
WaterfordDSchool Administrative District 17

3 of the 4 neighbors share School Administrative District 72 with Lovell, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lovell

2 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 Lovellby address
New Suncook School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
97 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Lovellin other towns
Molly Ockett School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fryeburg
C
520 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lovell’s schools

Are Lovell’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lovell children attend score below 60% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Lovell in?

School Administrative District 72, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 694 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Lovell’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2020 in School Administrative District 72 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Lovell spend per student?

$13,963 in School Administrative District 72 (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 2020) 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.