Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Falmouth’s public schools outscore 53% of Massachusetts districts
Math proficiency in Falmouth’s districts is 49%, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Falmouth, 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.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Falmouth’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 250 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Falmouth’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $27,723 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Lawrence, then Falmouth High. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Falmouth Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Falmouth’s grade
B−: better than 53% of Massachusetts school districts, #147 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Falmouth, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Falmouth
East Falmouth Elementary
Grades PK–4 · 303 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in East Falmouth
5th grade in Falmouth
Morse Pond School
Grades 5–6 · 472 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Falmouth
Morse Pond School
Grades 5–6 · 472 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Falmouth
Lawrence
Grades 7–8 · 474 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Falmouth
Lawrence
Grades 7–8 · 474 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Falmouth
Falmouth High
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Falmouth
Falmouth High
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Falmouth
Falmouth High
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Falmouth
Falmouth High
Grades 9–12 · 714 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Falmouth’s public schools are run by Falmouth School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Falmouth vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Falmouth’s borders.
Every school in Falmouth
8 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).
Questions about Falmouth’s schools
Are Falmouth’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Falmouth children attend outscore 53% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #147 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Falmouth in?
Falmouth School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,866 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Falmouth kids go to high school?
Falmouth High, with 714 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Falmouth’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Falmouth School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Falmouth spend per student?
$27,723 in Falmouth School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Falmouth?
Yes: Falmouth Academy (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 187 students).
Parents talk
What Falmouth families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Falmouth → They have their own page.
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.