Best Public Schools in Beals, ME

Summary:

Beals, Maine is home to a single public school, Beals Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 37 students. The Beals Public Schools district is ranked 139 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beals Elementary School has seen a decline in its ranking over the past three school years, dropping from 70 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 222 out of 288 in 2023-2024 and 211 out of 289 in 2024-2025. While the school outperformed the state average in English Language Arts with 70% of students proficient or better, its Mathematics proficiency rate was significantly lower at only 23.33%, compared to the state average of 49.38%. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and a high poverty rate, with 67.57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite its small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 5:1, Beals Elementary School's performance and ranking suggest areas for improvement. The stark contrast in academic achievement between English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as the high chronic absenteeism and poverty rates, are factors that may be contributing to the school's declining performance and low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address these challenges and improve educational outcomes for the students at Beals Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (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	Total
Beals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Mill Pond Rd	Beals	04611	Washington County	Beals Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-5449	48	7	7.1	68.8%	45 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	37.2	211^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.0%		35.6	222^nd of 288 public elementary schools	22.9%	11	70.0	23.3	$33,766

Cities Near Beals

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jonesport	4.87 mi	2	219^th
Addison	10.68 mi	1	254^th
Jonesboro	11.43 mi	1	256^th
Harrington	13.55 mi	2	233^rd
Milbridge	15.12 mi	1	141^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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