High Schools in Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49

Summary:

Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49 contains a single high school, Lawrence High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has faced some significant challenges in recent years, including declining test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a relatively low school ranking compared to other high schools in Maine.

Lawrence High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science have all declined from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 school year, with the school performing below the Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49 and state averages in all three subject areas. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which could be a contributing factor to the declining test scores. Socioeconomic challenges may also be impacting the school's performance, as over 40% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's ranking has dropped from 81 out of 121 Maine high schools in 2023-2024 to 85 out of 119 in 2024-2025, with a decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 2 stars to 1 star. This suggests that Lawrence High School is not keeping pace with other high schools in the state and may need to address the underlying issues contributing to its declining performance and ranking.

District Detail

41 West Street
Fairfield, ME 04937

(207) 453-4200

SchoolDigger Rank:
140^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,760

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	9 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	531	40	13.2	45.4%	493 (92.8%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	28.8	85^th of 119 public high schools	28.6%		29.7	81^st of 121 public high schools	33.1%	4	52.0	46.3	30.3	$17,472

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	7.51 mi	8	126^th
Regional School Unit 18	7.6 mi	8	78^th
Ecology Learning Center	7.9 mi	1	70^th
Winslow Schools	8.83 mi	3	66^th
Waterville Public Schools	9.73 mi	5	151^st

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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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