Elementary Schools in Whiting Public Schools

Summary:

Whiting Public Schools in Maine has only one elementary school, Whiting Village School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. This small school has faced declining performance in recent years, dropping from 165th out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 270th out of 289 in 2024-2025.

Whiting Village School's academic performance is mixed, with 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, higher than the Whiting Public Schools district average of 37.5% but lower than the Maine state average of 63.84%. In Mathematics, 41.67% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024, higher than the Maine state average of 47.21% but lower than the district average of 50%. The school's small size, with only 22 students enrolled, and high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 40.91% in 2023-2024, suggest it may face unique challenges in resource allocation and addressing the needs of its student population.

Another area of concern for Whiting Village School is its high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4% in 2023-2024, which is relatively high compared to other schools. This issue may impact student learning and overall school performance, and addressing the factors contributing to this problem could be a priority for the school and district.

District Detail

291 Court Street
Machias, ME 04654

(207) 255-6585

SchoolDigger Rank:
169^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 27

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)	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	Total
Whiting Village School	Public	PK, KG-8	145 U S Route 1	Whiting	04691	Washington County	Whiting Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 733-4617	27	4	7.2	51.9%	26 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	12.8	270^th of 289 public elementary schools	6.6%		32.2	231^st of 288 public elementary schools	19.8%	39	50.0	$29,465

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Education in Unorganized Terr	7.6 mi	3	129^th
Cutler Public Schools	9.28 mi	1	160^th
Regional School Unit 85/Maine School Admin District 19	10.16 mi	1	125^th
Pembroke Public Schools	10.6 mi	1	92^nd
East Machias Public Schools	11.12 mi	1	116^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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