Best Public Schools in Jonesport, ME

Summary:

The city of Jonesport, Maine is home to two schools: Jonesport Elementary School and Jonesport-Beals High School. Both schools have consistently ranked in the bottom half of their respective school types in Maine, indicating persistent challenges in providing quality education to the students. The schools serve a community facing significant economic disadvantages, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Jonesport Elementary School has a relatively low statewide ranking, ranking 221 out of 289 Maine elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% and below-average test scores compared to the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 33.33% in science to 57.38% in English language arts. Similarly, Jonesport-Beals High School has a low statewide ranking, ranking 101 out of 121 Maine high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% along with below-average test scores in English language arts.

Both Jonesport Public Schools and Moosabec Central School District, which oversee the schools in Jonesport, face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students. Addressing the root causes of the low academic performance, high economic disadvantage, and chronic absenteeism will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes in the Jonesport community.

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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
Jonesport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 Snare Creek LN	Jonesport	04649	Washington County	Jonesport Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-2830	101	10	9.8	74.3%	98 (97.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	221^st of 289 public elementary schools	23.5%		50.3	160^th of 288 public elementary schools	44.4%	61	57.4	44.3	33.3	$22,648
Jonesport-Beals High School	Public	9-12	180 Snare Creek Lane	Jonesport	04649	Washington County	Moosabec Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-5454	59	6	9.2	55.9%	58 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				$36,880

Cities Near Jonesport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Beals	4.05 mi	1	205^th
Jonesboro	5.55 mi	1	256^th
Addison	5.74 mi	1	254^th
Harrington	10.4 mi	2	233^rd
Machias	11.6 mi	3	235^th

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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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