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Best Public Schools in Lovell, ME

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Top rankedNew Suncook School79^th of 289 Maine elementary schools

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Biggest riser

New Suncook School up 41 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Lovell, Maine is home to a single standout elementary school, the New Suncook School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 105 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Administrative District 72, which is ranked 65 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The New Suncook School is a high-performing institution, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.14% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 59.74% for the district and 63.84% for the state. In Math, 54.29% of students were proficient or better, compared to 42.47% for the district and 49.38% for the state. The school's statewide ranking has also improved over the past few years, moving from 196 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 79 out of 289 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Another notable strength of the New Suncook School is its low student-teacher ratio of 10.1, which is likely beneficial for providing individualized attention and support to students. However, the school also serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 68.57% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite these challenges, the New Suncook School continues to excel and stands out as a high-quality educational option for families in the Lovell area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Total
New Suncook School	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Main Street	Lovell	04051	Oxford County	Regional School Unit 72/Maine School Admin District 72	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 925-6711	97	9	11.1	68.0%	91 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	72.4	79^th of 289 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.7	120^th of 288 public elementary schools	58.3%	41	77.1	54.3	$22,411

Cities Near Lovell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Waterford	11.32 mi	1
Fryeburg	11.81 mi	1	218^th
Harrison	15.54 mi	1	214^th
Bridgton	15.71 mi	1	178^th
Denmark	16.43 mi	1	42^nd

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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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