Schools in Lake Arrowhead · School Administrative District 57
Lake Arrowhead’s public schools beat 59% of Maine districts
The public schools Lake Arrowhead’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
51%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
86%
▲ 1 pts vs ME 85%
2020–21
Math proficiency
84%
▲ 3 pts vs ME 81%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 2 pts vs ME 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.0K
▼ 18% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Lake Arrowhead compares
B Test scoresB+ Graduation
Maine school districts we grade (176)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (185)Better than 51%
High confidence. Built on 1,348 tested students and a graduating class of 208; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maine’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maine only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Arrowhead.
5 schools teach Pre-K in Lake Arrowhead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waterboro Elementary School, Line Elementary, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach K in Lake Arrowhead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waterboro Elementary School, Line Elementary, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Lake Arrowhead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waterboro Elementary School, Line Elementary, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Lake Arrowhead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waterboro Elementary School, Line Elementary, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Lake Arrowhead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waterboro Elementary School, Line Elementary, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Lake Arrowhead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waterboro Elementary School, Line Elementary, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Lake Arrowhead’s district. Which one depends on your address: Waterboro Elementary School, Line Elementary, Lyman Elementary School and Alfred Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Massabesic Middle Schoolin East Waterboro
9–12Massabesic High Schoolin Waterboro
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading86%
State average 85%
Math84%
State average 81.3%
Lake Arrowhead vs. its neighbors
Lake Arrowhead’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Maine districts.
Every school in Lake Arrowhead
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Lake Arrowhead · in other towns
Waterboro Elementary School
C+547 students12:1Rate it →
Line Elementary
C+261 students9:1Rate it →
Lyman Elementary School
B241 students12:1Rate it →
Alfred Elementary School
C+179 students11:1Rate it →
Shapleigh Memorial School
C+153 students12:1Rate it →
Massabesic Middle School
B619 students12:1Rate it →
Massabesic High School
C867 students14:1Rate it →
Parents talk
What Lake Arrowhead families are saying about school.
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Lake Arrowhead
There’s no college in Lake Arrowhead, but 8 are within 30 miles. The closest is Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish, 17.2 miles away.
Saint Joseph's College of MaineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Standish
17.2 mi710 students
University of New EnglandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Biddeford
22.7 mi3,690 students
The Landing SchoolCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Arundel
22.8 mi43 students
University of Southern MaineUniversity or college · Public · Portland
23.4 mi5,699 students
Maine College of Art & DesignUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Portland
24 mi470 students
York County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wells
25.7 mi986 students
Southern Maine Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · South Portland
25.7 mi5,470 students
Unity Environmental UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Gloucester
29.5 mi174 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Arrowhead. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.