Madawaska Public Schools

Summary:

The Madawaska Public Schools district in Maine consists of two schools: Madawaska Middle/High School and Madawaska Elementary School. While the middle/high school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, the elementary school appears to be a relative strength, outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.

Madawaska Middle/High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated, dropping from 26th out of 123 Maine high schools in 2022-2023 to 83rd out of 119 in 2024-2025, suggesting the school may be facing challenges. In contrast, Madawaska Elementary School had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (62.5%) and Mathematics (55.56%) compared to the district and state averages in 2024-2025, indicating stronger academic performance at the elementary level.

Both schools face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with 23.4% of students chronically absent in 2023-2024. Additionally, there are socioeconomic differences between the school levels, with Madawaska Elementary School having a significantly higher free/reduced lunch rate (59.17%) compared to Madawaska Middle/High School (34.43%) in 2023-2024, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students at the elementary level.

District Detail

328 St. Thomas Street
Madawaska, ME 04756

(207) 728-3346

SchoolDigger Rank:
115^th of 176 Maine districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 367

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

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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
Madawaska Middle/High School	Public	6-12	135 Seventh AVE	Madawaska	04756	Aroostook County	Madawaska Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 728-3371	205	19	11.0	38.5%	179 (87.3%)	4 (2.0%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	29.3	83^rd of 119 public high schools	30.3%		39.9	64^th of 121 public high schools	47.1%	19	56.5	31.2	45.6	$19,827
Madawaska Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	353 Eleventh AVE	Madawaska	04756	Aroostook County	Madawaska Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 728-3635	162	17	9.8	62.3%	142 (87.7%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	48.1	173^rd of 289 public elementary schools	40.1%		52.3	153^rd of 288 public elementary schools	46.9%	20	62.5	55.6	23.1	$34,862

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Regional School Unit 33/Maine School Admin District 33	6.95 mi	3	67^th
Maine School Admin District 27	14.07 mi	4	76^th
Regional School Unit 88/Maine School Admin District 24	22.38 mi	3	120^th
Education in Unorganized Terr	29.59 mi	3	129^th
Woodland Public Schools	34.43 mi	1	75^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.