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Elm Street School-East Machias

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

38 Jacksonville Road, East Machias, ME 04630 · (207) 255-8692 · Part of East Machias

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Directions
Students
176
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Elm Street School-East Machias

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Maine’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

38 Jacksonville Road, East Machias

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten15
Grade 122
Grade 217
Grade 322
Grade 418
Grade 516
Grade 619
Grade 720
Grade 816
Enrollment over time
160’20
178’21
187’22
194’23
176’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elm Street School-East Machias from East Machias families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maine’s other public schools; East Machias’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.