Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Mashpee’s public schools score below 54% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
In Mashpee, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mashpee, 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 98% 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.
Mashpee’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 255 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mashpee’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Mashpee’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,938 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Quashnet School, then Mashpee Middle-High School. Enrollment is up 14% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
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 Mashpee’s grade
B−: better than 46% of Massachusetts school districts, #166 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mashpee, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Mashpee
Kenneth Coombs School
Grades PK–2 · 387 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Mashpee
Kenneth Coombs School
Grades PK–2 · 387 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Mashpee
Kenneth Coombs School
Grades PK–2 · 387 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Mashpee
Kenneth Coombs School
Grades PK–2 · 387 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Mashpee
Quashnet School
Grades 3–6 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Mashpee
Quashnet School
Grades 3–6 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Mashpee
Quashnet School
Grades 3–6 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Mashpee
Quashnet School
Grades 3–6 · 399 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mashpee
Mashpee Middle-High School
Grades 7–12 · 600 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mashpee
Mashpee Middle-High School
Grades 7–12 · 600 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mashpee
Mashpee Middle-High School
Grades 7–12 · 600 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Mashpee
Mashpee Middle-High School
Grades 7–12 · 600 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Mashpee
Mashpee Middle-High School
Grades 7–12 · 600 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Mashpee
Mashpee Middle-High School
Grades 7–12 · 600 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Mashpee’s public schools are run by Mashpee 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.
Below the state in reading
Mashpee vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Mashpee’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mashpee | B− | Mashpee |
| Barnstable Town | C− | Barnstable |
| Falmouth | B− | Falmouth |
| Sandwich | B+ | Sandwich |
Every school in Mashpee
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).
Questions about Mashpee’s schools
Are Mashpee’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mashpee children attend score below 54% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #166 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mashpee in?
Mashpee School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,386 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Mashpee’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Mashpee School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Mashpee spend per student?
$26,938 in Mashpee School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mashpee families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mashpee → 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.