Beals Public Schools

Summary:

Beals Public Schools is a small school district in Maine that serves the community of Beals, with just one school - Beals Elementary School. This PK-8 school has a total enrollment of 37 students and faces some unique challenges, including inconsistent academic performance, stark contrasts in proficiency rates across subjects, and high chronic absenteeism.

While Beals Elementary School excels in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with a rate of 70% compared to the state average of 63.84%, its math proficiency is alarmingly low at just 23.33%, less than half the state's 49.38%. The school's performance has also been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating from 4 stars in 2022-2023 to just 1 star in the following two years. Additionally, the school grapples with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, significantly higher than the state average.

Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as 67.57% of Beals Elementary School's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This, combined with the school's other challenges, suggests that the Beals Public Schools district faces significant hurdles in providing a well-rounded education for its students. Addressing these issues will be crucial for the school and district to improve overall performance and outcomes.

District Detail

24 Mill Rd
Beals, ME 04611

(207) 497-2154

SchoolDigger Rank:
139^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-8
Students: 48

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
Beals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24 Mill Pond Rd	Beals	04611	Washington County	Beals Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-5449	48	7	7.1	68.8%	45 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	37.2	211^th of 289 public elementary schools	27.0%		35.6	222^nd of 288 public elementary schools	22.9%	11	70.0	23.3	$33,766

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jonesport Public Schools	2.77 mi	1	146^th
Moosabec Central School District	2.87 mi	1
Regional School Unit 37/Maine School Admin District 37	8.43 mi	4	144^th
Jonesboro Public Schools	9.6 mi	1	165^th
Machias Public Schools	15.31 mi	3	155^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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