Fort O'Brien School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 57 students
Rose M Gaffney School
15 Rose Gaffney Rd, Machias, ME 04654
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
321
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Machias Public Schools
Washington County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 294 Maine elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maine elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Rose M Gaffney School
Rose M Gaffney School is a public elementary school in Machias, Maine, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of Machias Public Schools. The school is located in a remote rural area in Washington County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 321 students were enrolled, with about 13.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Maine elementary school (10.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 294 Maine elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 321 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Machias Public Schools
- County
- Washington County
- NCES school ID
- 230771000210
Schools near Rose M Gaffney School
All 3 schools in Machias →
Elm Street School-East Machias
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 176 students
Jonesboro Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 54 students
Bay Ridge Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 36 students
Daniel W Merritt School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 89 students
Jonesport Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 101 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.