Best Public Schools in Zip Code 04654

Summary:

The 04654 zip code area is home to two schools - Rose M Gaffney School, an elementary school, and Machias Memorial High School. While the elementary school outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, the high school faces significant challenges, with much lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

Rose M Gaffney School stands out with its relatively high academic performance, with 64.71% proficiency in ELA, 50% in Math, and 30.91% in Science. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 24.4% compared to the high school's 43.5%. Additionally, the student population at Rose M Gaffney is more diverse, with 95.44% White, 0.91% African American, 2.13% Hispanic, and 0.61% Asian students.

In contrast, Machias Memorial High School significantly underperforms the district and state averages, with only 31.25% proficiency in ELA, 26.67% in Math, and 21.95% in Science. The high school also faces attendance challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 43.5%. The student population at Machias Memorial High School is less diverse, with 97.11% White and 2.31% Hispanic students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Machias Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1 Bulldog Lane	Machias	04654	Washington County	Machias Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 255-3812	167	17	9.7	50.3%	160 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	6.9	119^th of 123 public high schools	3.3%					(n/a)	31.3	26.7	22.0	$14,823
Rose M Gaffney School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Rose Gaffney Rd	Machias	04654	Washington County	Machias Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 255-3411	342	28	12.2	51.5%	331 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	50.1	168^th of 290 public elementary schools	42.1%		46.7	113^th of 210 public elementary schools	46.2%	55	64.7	50.0	30.9	$15,447

Cities Near Zip Code 04654

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Machias	0.4 mi	3	221^st
East Machias	4.02 mi	1	124^th
Machiasport	4.06 mi	1	270^th
Jonesboro	7.37 mi	1
Cutler	10.89 mi	1	155^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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