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Schools in Old Orchard Beach · Regional School Unit 23

Old Orchard Beach’s public schools score below 69% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Old Orchard Beach, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+#100of 142 Maine townsK–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 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
85%
▲ 1 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
77%
▼ 4 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.6K
▲ 34% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
ME 11.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
614 students on the public path
In brief

Old Orchard Beach’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 292 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Old Orchard Beach’s, its schools beat 45%, higher than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 85% and math 77% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,561 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 3 the district’s path is Loranger Memorial School, then Old Orchard Beach High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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 Old Orchard Beach’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 31% of Maine school districts, #100 of 142 Maine towns. Both inputs trail the Maine average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (292)Better than 45%
Towns in York County (26)Better than 0%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 318 test results and a graduating class of 52 could put Old Orchard Beach anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Old Orchard Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (319 in math, 317 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Jameson Elementary SchoolRegional School Unit 23No scores
3–8Loranger Memorial SchoolRegional School Unit 23C−
9–12Old Orchard Beach High SchoolRegional School Unit 23A

Old Orchard Beach’s public schools are run by Regional School Unit 23. 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.

Regional School Unit 23Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 614 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$27,561ME $20,630 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading85%
State average 84.1% · 317 students tested
Math77%
State average 81.5% · 319 students tested

Old Orchard Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Old Orchard Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Old Orchard BeachCRegional School Unit 23
SacoA−Saco
ScarboroughAScarborough

Every school in Old Orchard Beach

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 Old Orchard Beachby address
Jameson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
177 students10:1Rate it →
Loranger Memorial School
Middle · Grades 3–8
C−
251 students8:1Rate it →
Old Orchard Beach High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
186 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Old Orchard Beach’s schools

Are Old Orchard Beach’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Old Orchard Beach children attend score below 69% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #100 of 142 Maine towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Old Orchard Beach in?

Regional School Unit 23, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 614 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Old Orchard Beach kids go to high school?

Old Orchard Beach High School, with 186 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Old Orchard Beach’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Regional School Unit 23 graduated in four years, against 87% across Maine.

How much does Old Orchard Beach spend per student?

$27,561 in Regional School Unit 23 (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.