Best Public Schools in Fryeburg, ME

Summary:

The city of Fryeburg, Maine has only one school, the Molly Ockett School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 529 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Admin District 72, which is ranked 65 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Molly Ockett School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three school years, dropping from 190th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 220th out of 289 in 2024-2025. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (60.45%), Mathematics (40.45%), and Science (32.26%) were all below the state averages. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate (66.58%) was higher than the state average of 65.43%. The school also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year.

The Molly Ockett School serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 53.69% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 10:1, which may indicate a focus on providing individualized attention to students. Overall, the analysis of the Molly Ockett School highlights both areas of strength and areas for improvement, and the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Molly Ockett School	Public	PK, KG-8	25 Molly Ockett Drive	Fryeburg	04037	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Admin District 72	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 935-2401	520	48	10.9	66.0%	480 (92.3%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	33.2	220^th of 289 public elementary schools	23.9%		39.1	201^st of 288 public elementary schools	30.2%	19	60.5	40.5	32.3	$26,078

Cities Near Fryeburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Denmark	6.36 mi	1	42^nd
Lovell	8.08 mi	1	69^th
Bridgton	13.41 mi	1	178^th
Hiram	14.93 mi	3	139^th
Harrison	15.36 mi	1	214^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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