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B−

Mashpee School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mashpee.

Mashpee’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,386
Schools
3
Spent per student
$26,938
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Mashpee School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Mashpee 15,468

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mashpee. Grade by grade →

PK–2Kenneth Coombs SchoolThis district
3–6Quashnet SchoolThis district
7–12Mashpee Middle-High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 40.7% · 731 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 43.7% · 733 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 120 in the class

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

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
$26,938 per student · 2% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 23%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,212’20
1,227’21
1,443’22
1,430’23
1,386’24

Up 14.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Black 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Kenneth Coombs School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mashpee
387 students11:1
Quashnet School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Mashpee
B−
399 students11:1
Mashpee Middle-High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Mashpee
A−
600 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Barnstable School DistrictBarnstable Town
$24,994per student
Falmouth School DistrictFalmouth
$27,723per student
Sandwich School DistrictSandwich
$28,326per student

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.