Enrollment
251
Middle
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RSU 23·NCES 231478400240
Loranger Memorial School
148 Saco Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 · (207) 934-4848 · York County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Maine public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maine public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
105 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 19% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 28% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Loranger Memorial School→Old Orchard Beach High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RSU 23. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
47.9%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Loranger Memorial School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loranger Memorial School this school | 251 | 41.8% | N/A |
| Orono Middle School Orono | 154 | 39.0% | N/A |
| William S. Cohen School Bangor | 372 | 35.5% | N/A |
| Brunswick Jr High School Brunswick | 544 | 33.1% | N/A |
| Saco Middle School Saco | 586 | 36.7% | N/A |
| Leonard Middle School Old Town | 278 | 53.2% | N/A |
Matched among Maine middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Loranger Memorial School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #23 of 74 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #28 of 80 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #63 of 85 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #2 of 67 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #14 of 67 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #47 of 82 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #6 of 51 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
251
-40 (-14%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 8.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 251 | 30.5 | 8.2:1 | 42% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 32.8 | 8.0:1 | 48% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 32 | 8.7:1 | 42% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 34 | 8.6:1 | 47% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 39 | 8.5:1 | 49% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 37 | 9.8:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 33 | 9.5:1 | 55% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loranger Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (333 to 251); teachers down 22% (39 to 30.5).
About Loranger Memorial School
Loranger Memorial School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. Its address is in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It teaches 251 students in grades 3 through 8. Middle schools in Maine have about 364 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Loranger Memorial School is one school in a 3-school district, RSU 23, which enrolls 614 students.
The share of White students at Loranger Memorial School is 81%. Next come 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 91% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Loranger Memorial School scores 33%.
Staffing at Loranger Memorial School comes to 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.2:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Maine is 11.2:1. Loranger Memorial School counts 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Loranger Memorial School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Maine public middle schools.
The school's county is York County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $88,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. York County's 61 public schools enroll about 24,364 students and include Loranger Memorial School.
Jameson Elementary School is the nearest public school to Loranger Memorial School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2020-21, Loranger Memorial School enrolled 291 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 251.
This page is set up for the Loranger Memorial School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
216,731
Census ACS
Median income
$88,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
24,364 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RSU 23
- Old Orchard Beach High SchoolHigh · 186 students
- Jameson Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
Other schools in Old Orchard Beach
- Old Orchard Beach High SchoolHigh · 186 students
- Jameson Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Jameson Elementary School0.1 mi · 177
- Old Orchard Beach High School0.4 mi · 186
- C K Burns School2.5 mi · 641
- Saco Pre-K2.5 mi · 124
- Governor John Fairfield School2.6 mi · 268
- Young School3.0 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Loranger Memorial SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Loranger Memorial School?
Loranger Memorial School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades 03-08.
What age range does Loranger Memorial School serve?
Loranger Memorial School serves students from grade 03 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loranger Memorial School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loranger Memorial School is approximately 8.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Loranger Memorial School?
At Loranger Memorial School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Loranger Memorial School public or private?
Loranger Memorial School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RSU 23.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.