Machiasport Public Schools

Summary:

Machiasport Public Schools is a small school district in Maine that consists of a single elementary school, Fort O'Brien School, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 47 students. The school has consistently ranked among the bottom 10% of Maine elementary schools over the past three years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor overall performance.

Academically, Fort O'Brien School struggles, with only 48.65% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 23.68% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, at 23.4%, and a relatively high percentage of students, 42.55%, eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population facing economic disadvantage.

Despite its small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, Fort O'Brien School has been unable to overcome these obstacles and provide a high-quality education for its students. The Machiasport Public Schools district as a whole is also ranked among the lowest-performing in the state, suggesting that the challenges faced by Fort O'Brien School are reflective of broader systemic issues within the district.

District Detail

492 Port Road
Machiasport, ME 04655

(207) 255-6585

SchoolDigger Rank:
171^st of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 57

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Machias Public Schools	3.63 mi	1	116^th
Machias Public Schools	3.88 mi	3	155^th
Cutler Public Schools	7.01 mi	1	160^th
Jonesboro Public Schools	9.48 mi	1	165^th
Whiting Public Schools	13 mi	1	169^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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