Best Public Schools in Mars Hill, ME

Summary:

The city of Mars Hill, Maine is home to two schools - Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School and Fort Street School. Both schools serve students in the Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42, which is ranked 64 out of 176 districts in the state.

Fort Street School stands out as a high-performing elementary school, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that exceed the district and state averages. In contrast, Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, but its proficiency rates in core subjects lag behind the district and state. Both schools, however, face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, an area that may require further attention and intervention.

Despite the performance gap between the elementary and high school, the schools in Mars Hill share some similarities. Both have an enrollment of 166 students and similar free/reduced lunch rates, around 33%. Additionally, Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 8.3 compared to 8.7 at Fort Street School. These insights provide a comprehensive understanding of the educational landscape in Mars Hill, Maine, highlighting areas of strength and opportunities for improvement.

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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
Central Aroostook Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	26 Pleasant Street	Mars Hill	04758	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42	No	No	No	No	(207) 425-2811	157	20	7.9	52.9%	147 (93.6%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.4	51^st of 119 public high schools	57.1%		45.4	53^rd of 121 public high schools	56.2%	2	60.0	41.3	46.0	$22,145
Fort Street School	Public	PK, KG-6	38 Fort Street	Mars Hill	04758	Aroostook County	Regional School Unit 42/Maine School Admin District 42	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 429-8514	176	17	10.6	57.4%	157 (89.2%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	66.5	103^rd of 289 public elementary schools	64.4%		64.6	112^th of 288 public elementary schools	61.1%	9	67.1	60.2		$21,558

Cities Near Mars Hill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Easton	8.65 mi	2	83^rd
Presque Isle	12.62 mi	5	181^st
Fort Fairfield	17.11 mi	2	88^th
Mapleton	17.53 mi	1	12^th
Washburn	23.17 mi	2	150^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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