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Schools in Eastham · Eastham School District, Nauset School District

Eastham’s public schools outscore 64% of Massachusetts districts

In Eastham, 53% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Eastham, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#107of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
53%
▲ 9 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.8K
▲ 27% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Nauset
Students per teacher
9.1
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,369 students on the public path
In brief

Eastham’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 135 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Eastham’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Eastham runs its own schools through grade 5, then shares

Eastham Elementary (PK–5) is Eastham’s own. From grade 6, students attend the Nauset School District with Brewster, Orleans and Wellfleet: Nauset Regional Middle in Orleans, then Nauset Regional High. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B−. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Eastham spends $34,568 per student and Nauset $33,784, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Eastham’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 64% of Massachusetts school districts, #107 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (135)Better than 94%
Towns in Barnstable County (14)Better than 71%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 780 test results and a graduating class of 206 could put Eastham anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Eastham’s students in the tested grades sat them (776 in math, 784 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Eastham ElementaryEastham School DistrictB+
6–8Nauset Regional Middlein OrleansB−
9–12Nauset Regional HighNauset School DistrictA+

Eastham runs its own schools through grade 5 (Eastham School District). From grade 6, students attend the Nauset School District, shared with Brewster, Orleans and Wellfleet. Its middle school is in Orleans. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Eastham

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

Eastham School DistrictGrades PK–5 · 1 schools · 177 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$34,568MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Nauset School DistrictGrades 6–12 · 2 schools · 1,192 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$33,784MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–5, Eastham School District52%
State average 43.7% · 92 students tested
Math · PK–5, Eastham School District47%
State average 40.7% · 92 students tested
Reading · 6–12, Nauset School District53%
State average 43.7% · 692 students tested
Math · 6–12, Nauset School District47%
State average 40.7% · 684 students tested

Eastham vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Eastham’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EasthamBEastham PK–5 · Nauset 6–12
WellfleetB+Wellfleet K–5 · Nauset 6–12
OrleansB+Orleans K–5 · Nauset 6–12

All 2 neighbors share Nauset with Eastham for grades 6–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Eastham

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

District schools in Easthamby address
Eastham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
177 students8:1Rate it →
Nauset Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · North Eastham
A+
737 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Easthamin other towns
Nauset Regional Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orleans
B−
455 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Eastham’s schools

Are Eastham’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Eastham children attend outscore 64% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #107 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Eastham in?

Two districts: Eastham School District runs grades PK–5, and Nauset School District runs grades 6–12, shared with Brewster, Orleans and Wellfleet.

Where do Eastham kids go to high school?

Nauset Regional High in North Eastham, with 737 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Eastham’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Nauset School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Eastham spend per student?

$34,568 in Eastham School District and $33,784 in Nauset School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.