Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04630

Summary:

The 04630 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Elm Street School-East Machias, which serves grades PK-8 with 194 students. The school is part of the East Machias Public Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm Street School-East Machias has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 138 out of 290 Maine elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 188 out of 289 in 2024-2025. While the school's test scores are generally higher than the district average, they lag behind the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which is higher than the state average, and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 46.91%.

Overall, Elm Street School-East Machias faces some challenges in terms of student academic performance and attendance, as well as the economic disadvantages of its student population. The school may need to focus on improving these areas to better align with state-level expectations and support the needs of its students.

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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

Cities Near Zip Code 04630

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Machias	0.42 mi	3	235^th
Machiasport	3.48 mi	1	267^th
East Machias	4.14 mi	1	185^th
Jonesboro	7.12 mi	1	256^th
Cutler	10.43 mi	1	246^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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