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Elm Street School-East Machias

Q: Is Elm Street School-East Machias a good school?

Elm Street School-East Machias ranks 188 th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Elm Street School-East Machias is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in East Machias, Maine, with 194 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 12.6. The school is part of the East Machias Public Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 176 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm Street School-East Machias has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 65.79% of students proficient or better in ELA, which is higher than the district (62.16%) and state (63.84%) averages. However, in math, the school's proficiency rate of 42.98% was lower than the district (40.54%) and state (49.38%) averages. The school's science proficiency rate of 30.3% was also lower than the district (31.71%) and state (36.18%) averages. Additionally, Elm Street School-East Machias has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20% to 25.5% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Elm Street School-East Machias generally performs better than the lowest-ranked schools in the area, such as Jonesboro Elementary and Whiting Village School. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Pembroke Elementary and Edmunds Consolidated School in terms of academic proficiency and overall rankings.

176

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,639

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38 Jacksonville Road
East Machias, ME 04630

(207) 255-8692

District: East Machias Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.7%

African American:

1.7%

Pacific Islander:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 88th percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 88th-percentile peak (2021) to 35th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg48%

Maine avg53%

188^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^th of 176East Machias Public Schools among Maine districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	188 of 289	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	166 of 288	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	138 of 290	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.0	27 of 228	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	88 of 258	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	188 of 254	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.4	216 of 256	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.4	145 of 255	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	143 of 284	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	29.2	221 of 261	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	174 of 258	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	121 of 186	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.6	158 of 193	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.7	112 of 209	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.2	66 of 195	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.2	85 of 198	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.2	117 of 192	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	170 of 251	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	125 of 248	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	153 of 251	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Mathematics43%-6 vs state

Science30%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Elm Street School-East Machias

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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
Elm Street School-East Machias	Public	PK, KG-8	38 Jacksonville Road	East Machias	04630	Washington County	East Machias Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 255-8692	176	15	12.0	51.1%	172 (97.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42.4	188^th of 289 public elementary schools	34.9%		49.3	166^th of 288 public elementary schools	42.4%	22	65.8	43.0	30.3	$15,639
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
Rose M Gaffney School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Rose Gaffney Rd	Machias	04654	Washington County	Machias Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 255-3411	321	24	13.3	63.6%	305 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	40.4	200^th of 289 public elementary schools	30.8%		39.9	198^th of 288 public elementary schools	31.3%	2	60.4	44.7	41.3	$16,225
Bay Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2066 Cutler Rd	Cutler	04626	Washington County	Cutler Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 259-3347	36	4	8.1	86.1%	33 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.6%)	22.4	247^th of 289 public elementary schools	14.5%		63.8	117^th of 288 public elementary schools	59.4%	130	52.9	41.2		$32,656
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
Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	57 School Road	Jonesboro	04648	Washington County	Jonesboro Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 434-2602	54	6	8.8	55.6%	50 (92.6%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	15.3	260^th of 289 public elementary schools	10.0%		27.7	242^nd of 288 public elementary schools	16.0%	18	50.0	36.7		$26,297
Edmunds Consolidated School	Public	PK, KG-8	21 Harrison RD	Edmunds Twp	04628	Washington County	Education in Unorganized Terr	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 726-4478	53	8	6.6	49.1%	48 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.5%)	65.2	111^th of 289 public elementary schools	61.6%		63.9	116^th of 288 public elementary schools	59.7%	5	71.9	53.1		$00
Pembroke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	36 U S Route 1	Pembroke	04666	Washington County	Pembroke Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 726-5564	83	8	10.3	71.1%	69 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	55.2	150^th of 289 public elementary schools	48.1%		70.4	92^nd of 288 public elementary schools	68.1%	58	75.0	41.7		$32,501
Jonesport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 Snare Creek LN	Jonesport	04649	Washington County	Jonesport Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 497-2830	101	10	9.8	74.3%	98 (97.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33	221^st of 289 public elementary schools	23.5%		50.3	160^th of 288 public elementary schools	44.4%	61	57.4	44.3	33.3	$22,648
Daniel W Merritt School	Public	PK, KG-6	518 Indian River Road	Addison	04606	Washington County	Regional School Unit 37/Maine School Admin District 37	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 483-2229	89	10	8.6	61.8%	83 (93.3%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	258^th of 289 public elementary schools	10.7%		58.6	130^th of 288 public elementary schools	54.9%	128	51.0	36.7		$26,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm Street School-East Machias

Is Elm Street School-East Machias a good school?

Elm Street School-East Machias ranks 188^th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elm Street School-East Machias?

Students at Elm Street School-East Machias are 98% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Elm Street School-East Machias?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Elm Street School-East Machias.

What district is Elm Street School-East Machias in?

East Machias Public Schools

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