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Lawrence Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 91 Maine Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Maine middle schools

Summary

Lawrence Junior High School is a public middle school located in Fairfield, Maine, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49, which is ranked 140 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lawrence Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Maine middle schools, with a ranking between 36 and 86 out of 85-97 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Maine middle schools. Male students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have all struggled, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Maine middle schools for these subgroups. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all below the state and district averages, with significant gaps in Mathematics and Science. Additionally, Lawrence Junior High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.4% to 32.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Lawrence Junior High School faces these challenges, some nearby middle schools, such as Skowhegan Area Middle School and Messalonskee Middle School, perform significantly better in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance. This suggests that the issues at Lawrence Junior High School may be unique to the school or district, rather than a broader regional problem. The school's declining performance over the past few years and the equity concerns for certain student subgroups are areas that the school and district should prioritize addressing to improve outcomes for all students.

276

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,244

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7 School Street
Fairfield, ME 04937

(207) 453-4200

District: Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49

Students who attend Lawrence Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Lawrence High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 23% Maine)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg46%

Maine avg53%

78^th of 91

Maine public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

140^th of 176Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49 among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	78 of 91	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	81 of 92	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	86 of 96	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	58 of 93	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	53 of 92	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	44 of 86	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	36 of 85	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.0	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.9	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.5	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.7	79 of 87	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	84 of 86	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	51 of 56	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	47 of 50	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	38.1	32 of 51	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	72 of 91	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	62 of 83	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	41 of 78	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	82 of 91	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.8	15 of 64	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	86 of 90	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.9	41 of 83	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	51 of 78	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	79 of 86	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-14 vs state

Science40%+4 vs state

Mathematics30%-20 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, October 22, 2015

Sept 7th 2015 review of elected Representatives of MSAD 49 School Board of Directors website.

1. Sept 17th and Oct 1st School Board meetings posted.
2. Sept 8th Finance committee meeting 4:30 pm
3. Oct 6th Facilities committee meeting 4:30 pm

It is great to see more action occurring at the School Board level. Attention to the details has been an ongoing issue when viewing online what is happening with the District. With the above improvements, some questions where still found in the following posts found in the Sept 7th review.

1. "November 9th or 10th - 4:30 pm Superintendent's Office" What does this mean when under the Schedule of Board Committee meetings? Who is meeting? These are professional educators, where were the second eyes or "Editors Review". Attention to detail. *****NOTE****** when reviewing on Sept 9th after this posting, School Board schedule was updated to "November 9 - Negotiations Committee - 4:30 pm Superintendent's Office"

2. The last minutes published online is the May 28, 2015 minutes. It is challenging to be an active engaged parent of a student, when the School Board is lacking in planning or sharing information on what has taken place at the School Board level. Many schools have there entire School Board schedule, to include sub-committees schedule, published for the entire 2015-2016 school year.

Sept 14th review... June 1st, 4th and 18th minutes are now available online for viewing 3 months later. June 18th Agenda is now available for viewing online. June 4th minutes recorded a 1.5 MILLION DOLLAR loan vote done by the School Board of Directors after 1st District vote of the MSAD 49 budget failed. The vote was conducted while the MSAD 49 District budget was still in process. No other updates to the website or schedule. District still DOES NOT have a 2015-2016 plan in accordance with policy ADA, DOES NOT have a published schedule for the School Board of Directors, or it's subcommittees, for 2015-2016 school year. http://msad49.org/…/Server_3012026/File/06%2004%2015%20Boar…

There is to be a meeting Sept 17th with the School Board of Directors but there is no Agenda published at this time. 3 days to meeting, no agenda published.

Sept 21st review... no planned schedule for the Board or it's committees for the 2015-21016 school year, no motion/discussion/vote for plans/goals per policy ADA for the 2015-2016 school year, no discussion recorded in any minutes of the School Board Workshop concerning "Plans and priorities for next school year" held August 11th (that is assuming the workshop even took place.)

Sept 28th review... Agenda posted for Oct 1st meeting, no updates, no yearly schedule for board or committees, no discussion/action on policy ADA. Three months since budget approval, school year already in session and no action by the Board to communicate with those wishing to communicate with the Board. More can be viewed at facebook "Arel Spaulding (School Board e-mails)". Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

After several attempts to view the curriculum from K-12 communicating directly to the staff, administration, school board and the Department of Education Office in Augusta, one year later a curriculum was provided by the Superintendent for our review. The curriculum provided was incomplete and out dated. After becoming a School Board member 2014 both School Board Policies and Curriculum are now available online. There are 13 School Board members that make up the School Board yet three School Board members and the Superintendent meet each week and discuss business without involving the other members of the School Board and meet without public notice or agenda. The School Board has not followed Policy ADA which requires them to set annual goals in cooperation with the staff, administration and citizens of the community. Setting annual goals per policy ADA have not been complied with for many years. The School Board as a body has publicly stated they are not required to hear public comments or concerns. When suggesting to have goals established and a schedule set to meet those goals and review progress, the School Board refused to adopt this basic practice of success. Close Quote

Schools Near Lawrence Junior High School

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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 Junior High School	Public	7-8	7 School Street	Fairfield	04937	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49	No	No	No	No	(207) 453-4200	276	24	11.5	52.5%	261 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20.9	78^th of 91 public middle schools	14.3%		20.1	81^st of 92 public middle schools	12.0%	3	49.4	29.8	40.0	$19,244
Winslow Junior High School	Public	7-8	30 Danielson St	Winslow	04901	Kennebec County	Winslow Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 872-1973	178	15	11.7	46.1%	150 (84.3%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.0%)	58.1	27^th of 91 public middle schools	70.3%		48.6	41^st of 92 public middle schools	55.4%	14	68.9	44.1	53.2	$23,574
Waterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 West River Rd	Waterville	04901	Kennebec County	Waterville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 873-2144	325	30	11.0	68.3%	264 (81.2%)	12 (3.7%)	21 (6.5%)	7 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	37	55^th of 91 public middle schools	39.6%		57.4	29^th of 92 public middle schools	68.5%	26	64.3	38.4	33.0	$21,920
Messalonskee Middle School	Public	6-8	33 School Bus Drive	Oakland	04963	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 465-2167	495	39	12.8	41.0%	457 (92.3%)	9 (1.8%)	12 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	52.9	35^th of 91 public middle schools	61.5%		53	36^th of 92 public middle schools	60.9%	1	68.9	41.7	57.6	$20,077
China Middle School	Public	5-8	773 Lakeview Drive	China	04926	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 18	No	No	No	No	(207) 445-1500	170	15	11.7	37.6%	156 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	27.5	73^rd of 91 public middle schools	19.8%		43.7	47^th of 92 public middle schools	48.9%	26	53.3	45.0	28.7	$20,447
Skowhegan Area Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Academy Circle	Skowhegan	04976	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 54/Maine School Admin District 54	No	No	No	No	(207) 474-3339	473	39	12.0	66.8%	451 (95.3%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	56.1	29^th of 91 public middle schools	68.1%		54.6	35^th of 92 public middle schools	62.0%	6	73.2	42.2	45.4	$20,391
Mt View Middle School	Public	6-8	575 Mount View Road	Thorndike	04986	Waldo County	Regional School Unit 03/Maine School Admin District 03	No	No	No	No	(207) 568-7561	232	19	12.1	65.5%	216 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	36.9	56^th of 91 public middle schools	38.5%		28	72^nd of 92 public middle schools	21.7%	16	60.3	37.7	50.0	$23,344
Warsaw Middle School	Public	5-8	167 School Street	Pittsfield	04967	Somerset County	Regional School Unit 53/Maine School Admin District 53	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 487-5145	259	26	9.9	56.8%	235 (90.7%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	18	82^nd of 91 public middle schools	9.9%		32.6	64^th of 92 public middle schools	30.4%	18	54.8	32.4	24.6	$25,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence Junior High School?

Students at Lawrence Junior High School are 95% White, 5% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Lawrence Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Lawrence Junior High School usually go on to attend Lawrence High School

What district is Lawrence Junior High School in?

Regional School Unit 49/Maine School Admin District 49

How many students attend Lawrence Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Lawrence Junior High School.

Is Lawrence Junior High School a good school?

Lawrence Junior High School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Maine middle schools.

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