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Schools in Machias · Machias

Machias’s public schools score below 76% of Maine districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Machias, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
77%
▼ 7 pts vs ME 84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
82%
▲ 0 pts vs ME 82%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 17% vs ME $20.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
ME 11.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
494 students on the public path
In brief

Machias’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 27 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Machias’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 77% and math 82% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,120 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Machias Memorial High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Machias’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 24% of Maine school districts. Test scores are below the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Maine school districts we grade (177)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maine towns with similar household incomes (27)Better than 44%
Towns in Washington County (18)Better than 17%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 142 test results could put Machias anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Machias’s students in the tested grades sat them (142 in math, 141 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Machias, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Rose M Gaffney SchoolMachiasC
9–12Machias Memorial High SchoolMachiasD

Machias’s public schools are run by Machias. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

MachiasGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 494 students · 12.1 per teacher (ME 11.3)
$17,120ME $20,630 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 84.1% · 141 students tested
Math82%
State average 81.5% · 142 students tested

Machias vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Machias’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MachiasC−Machias
Machiasport—Machiasport
Marshfield—Marshfield
Whitneyville—Whitneyville
Roque Bluffs—Roque Bluffs

Every school in Machias

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Machiasby address
Rose M Gaffney School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
321 students13:1Rate it →
Machias Memorial High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
173 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Coastal Wash Cty Inst of Tech).

Questions about Machias’s schools

Are Machias’s schools good?

On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Machias children attend score below 76% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Machias in?

Machias, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 494 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Machias kids go to high school?

Machias Memorial High School, with 173 students; its own test results earn a D.

How much does Machias spend per student?

$17,120 in Machias (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.