For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 321 students in Machias School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Maine.
Public Middle School in Machias School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Maine public middle school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 85% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Maine public middle school average of 13% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ME)
# Schools
3 Schools
202 Schools
# Students
494 Students
54,618 Students
# Teachers
51 Teachers
5,113 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Machias School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 182 school districts in Maine (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 60-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#143 out of 189 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
49%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
84%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
37%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.25
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
4%
3%
% Black
n/a
4%
% White
94%
87%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,662 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,739. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,152 is less than the state median of $21,327. The school district spending/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$3,617 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$3,549 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,662
$21,739
Spending / Student
$16,152
$21,327
Best Machias School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Rose M Gaffney School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
15 Rose Gaffney Rd
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3411
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-3411
Gr: PK-8 | 321 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
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