Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04648

Summary:

The 04648 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Jonesboro Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 47 students. The school is part of the Jonesboro Public Schools district, which is ranked 165 out of 176 districts in Maine and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jonesboro Elementary School has seen a concerning decline in its academic performance, dropping from a statewide ranking of 82 out of 228 Maine elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 242 out of 288 in 2023-2024 and 260 out of 289 in 2024-2025. The school's proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics consistently lag behind the state averages, indicating that students are struggling to meet academic standards. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.4%, which could be a contributing factor to its underperformance.

Socioeconomic challenges may also be impacting the school's performance, as nearly half of the student population (46.81%) receives free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 9.2 suggests a relatively small class size, which could be an asset, but the overall data points to a need for significant improvement in order to provide the students at Jonesboro Elementary School with the quality education they deserve.

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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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 04648

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jonesboro	1.03 mi	1	256^th
Addison	6.23 mi	1	254^th
Machias	6.67 mi	3	235^th
Jonesport	7.72 mi	2	219^th
Machiasport	9.53 mi	1	267^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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