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Thomas J McMahon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Thomas J McMahon Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lewiston, Maine, serving 488 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Lewiston Public Schools district, which is ranked 173 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, Thomas J McMahon Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Maine, with a 0-star rating and ranking in the bottom 10-15% of the state's elementary schools. The school faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 23.4% to 33.2%), low academic performance (only 48.31% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 63.84% statewide), and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (58.61% to 68.18%).

While the nearby Auburn Public Schools district also struggles with low performance, some schools in the Auburn district, such as Sherwood Heights Elementary and East Auburn Community School, perform significantly better on academic measures, suggesting that factors beyond just the district may be contributing to the challenges at Thomas J McMahon Elementary. Addressing the underlying issues of high poverty and chronic absenteeism will likely be crucial for improving student outcomes at the school.

474

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,920

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

151 North Temple Street
Lewiston, ME 04240

(207) 795-4140

District: Lewiston Public Schools

Students who attend Thomas J McMahon Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewiston Middle School
High:	Lewiston High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

African American:

35.2%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maine average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Maine average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

Maine avg57%

278^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Lewiston Public Schools

173^rd of 176Lewiston Public Schools 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	8.6	278 of 289	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.0	284 of 288	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	288 of 290	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.1	207 of 210	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.0	225 of 228	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	257 of 258	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	252 of 254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.9	254 of 256	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.1	252 of 255	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	277 of 284	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	43.3	165 of 261	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	171 of 258	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	96 of 186	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	106 of 193	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.0	152 of 209	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	162 of 195	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	144 of 198	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.4	116 of 192	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	230 of 251	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	152 of 153	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	240 of 248	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	82 of 82	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	244 of 251	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	138 of 150	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	46 of 48	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-16 vs state

Mathematics28%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Thomas J McMahon Elementary 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 (2025)
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
Thomas J McMahon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	151 North Temple Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4140	474	52	9.0	62.4%	251 (53.0%)	167 (35.2%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	8.6	278^th of 289 public elementary schools	3.8%		2	284^th of 288 public elementary schools	1.4%	6	48.3	28.2		$24,920
Montello School	Public	PK, KG-6	407 East Avenue	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4150	675	57	11.8	70.1%	184 (27.3%)	403 (59.7%)	42 (6.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	0.6	287^th of 289 public elementary schools	0.7%		0.4	288^th of 288 public elementary schools	0.0%	1	27.4	14.8		$20,710
Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 College Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4160	572	52	10.9	66.4%	248 (43.4%)	230 (40.2%)	31 (5.4%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.3%)	10	275^th of 289 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.7	269^th of 288 public elementary schools	6.6%	6	49.2	31.6	6.9	$22,273
Farwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	84-110 Farwell St	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4110	401	39	10.2	54.6%	206 (51.4%)	139 (34.7%)	15 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.7%)	8.4	279^th of 289 public elementary schools	3.5%		19.3	258^th of 288 public elementary schools	10.4%	21	46.0	31.9	9.8	$25,745
Robert V. Connors Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Bartlett Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Lewiston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 795-4130	737	74	9.9	73.7%	266 (36.1%)	361 (49.0%)	43 (5.8%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	0.4	288^th of 289 public elementary schools	0.3%		0.5	287^th of 288 public elementary schools	0.3%	1	23.4	11.8		$21,624
Acadia Academy School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	12 Westminster Street	Lewiston	04240	Androscoggin County	Acadia Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(207) 333-3765	250	15	16.6	32.0%	218 (87.2%)	14 (5.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	32.1	224^th of 289 public elementary schools	22.5%		48.8	169^th of 288 public elementary schools	41.3%	55	64.4	32.2		$12,834
Sabattus Primary School	Public	1-2	36 No Name Pond Road	Sabattus	04280	Androscoggin County	Regional School Unit 04	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 375-4273	164	14	11.5	57.3%	156 (95.1%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)				$19,064
Walton School	Public	PK, KG-6	92 Mary Carroll Street	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 784-1528	156	13	12.0	72.4%	121 (77.6%)	21 (13.5%)	6 (3.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	58.7	136^th of 289 public elementary schools	52.9%		38.4	209^th of 288 public elementary schools	27.4%	73	71.9	47.9		$19,902
Washburn School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Lake Auburn Avenue	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 784-5467	219	20	11.2	78.5%	164 (74.9%)	29 (13.2%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.8%)	14.1	267^th of 289 public elementary schools	7.6%		4.8	280^th of 288 public elementary schools	2.8%	13	49.6	35.7		$19,056
Sherwood Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	32 Sherwood Drive	Auburn	04210	Androscoggin County	Auburn Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 783-8526	291	26	11.0	75.6%	217 (74.6%)	36 (12.4%)	18 (6.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.8%)	37.6	209^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.7%		33.2	229^th of 288 public elementary schools	20.5%	20	60.8	44.9		$19,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas J McMahon Elementary School

What district is Thomas J McMahon Elementary School in?

Lewiston Public Schools

How many students attend Thomas J McMahon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Thomas J McMahon Elementary School.

Is Thomas J McMahon Elementary School a good school?

Thomas J McMahon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Maine elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Thomas J McMahon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thomas J McMahon Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewiston Middle School
High : Lewiston High School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas J McMahon Elementary School?

Students at Thomas J McMahon Elementary School are 53% White, 35% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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