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Schools in Stow

Stow’s public schools

School Administrative District 72 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stow. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Maine’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Maine’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
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
694 students on the public path
In brief

Stow’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Stow’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s 487 public schools. New Suncook School places highest (better than 76%); Brownfield Denmark Elementary School lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Stow, graded from C to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Stow, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
5–8Molly Ockett Schoolin FryeburgC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the School Administrative District 72.

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

Stow vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stow—School Administrative District 72
LovellC+School Administrative District 72
FryeburgC+School Administrative District 72
Stoneham—School Administrative District 72

All 3 neighbors share School Administrative District 72 with Stow, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Chatham, NH borders Stow but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Stow

4 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).

Also serving Stowin other towns
Molly Ockett School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fryeburg
C
520 students11:1Rate it →
New Suncook School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lovell
A−
97 students11:1Rate it →
Brownfield Denmark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Denmark
C
77 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Summit Achievement
High · Grades 10–12
Private · Nonsectarian
11 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Stow’s schools

Are Stow’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Stow. School Administrative District 72 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stow. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maine’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Stow in?

School Administrative District 72.

Where do Stow kids go to high school?

Molly Ockett School.

Are there private schools in Stow?

Yes: Summit Achievement (grades 10–12, 11 students).

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What Stow families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.