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Eastham School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Eastham.

Eastham’s School Grade B better than 64% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
177
Schools
1
Spent per student
$34,568
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
8:1
The gist

What stands out about Eastham School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the MA average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eastham. Grade by grade →

PK–5Eastham ElementaryThis district
6–8Nauset Regional MiddleNauset School District
9–12Nauset Regional HighNauset School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 40.7% · 92 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 43.7% · 92 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Nauset, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$34,568 per student · 30% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 73%Federal 25%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
194’20
192’21
186’22
176’23
177’24

Down 8.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Black 13%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 8%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.