Best Public Schools in Machiasport, ME

Summary:

The city of Machiasport, Maine, has only one public school, Fort O'Brien School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 47 students. The school is part of the Machiasport Public Schools district, which is ranked 171 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort O'Brien School's academic performance is a concern, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 48.65% compared to the state average of 63.84%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 23.68% compared to the state average of 49.38%. The school's performance has also been declining over the past few years, with its ELA proficiency rate dropping from 40% in 2023-2024 to 48.65% in 2024-2025. The Machiasport Public Schools district as a whole also performs below the state averages in both ELA and Mathematics.

Additionally, Fort O'Brien School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 42.55% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2, which may suggest smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students.

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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
Fort O'Brien School	Public	PK, KG-8	492 Port Road	Machiasport	04655	Washington County	Machiasport Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 255-4575	57	5	11.6	61.4%	57 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.3	280^th of 289 public elementary schools	3.1%		1.6	286^th of 288 public elementary schools	0.7%	6	48.7	23.7	$32,797

Cities Near Machiasport

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Machias	4.21 mi	3	235^th
East Machias	5.03 mi	1	185^th
Cutler	7.46 mi	1	246^th
Jonesboro	8.68 mi	1	256^th
Jonesport	12.71 mi	2	219^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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