Best Public Schools in Springvale, ME

Summary:

The city of Springvale, Maine has only one school, the Carl J Lamb School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 424 students. The school is part of the Sanford Public Schools district, which is ranked 142 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The academic performance of the Carl J Lamb School has declined over the past two school years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics falling below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 47.27% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.24% for the district and 63.84% for the state. In Mathematics, 53.61% of students were proficient or better, compared to 43.6% for the district and 49.38% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is stronger than its performance in English Language Arts.

The Carl J Lamb School faces additional challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a high percentage of students (53.54%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 10:1, may allow for more personalized attention and support for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Carl J Lamb School	Public	PK, KG-4	233 Shaws Ridge Road	Springvale	04083	York County	Sanford Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 324-8481	436	39	11.1	58.9%	355 (81.4%)	24 (5.5%)	30 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	32.3	223^rd of 289 public elementary schools	22.8%		41.8	194^th of 288 public elementary schools	32.6%	29	47.3	53.6	$22,075

Cities Near Springvale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sanford	0.93 mi	5	210^th
Alfred	3.72 mi	1	73^rd
Shapleigh	5.51 mi	1	225^th
Acton	5.91 mi	1	196^th
Waterboro	6.18 mi	1	242^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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