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Schools in Falmouth

Falmouth’s public schools

Elizabethtown Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Falmouth. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 17% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,525 students on the public path
In brief

Falmouth’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Falmouth’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Bainbridge El Sch places highest (better than 87%); Elizabethtown Area MS lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Falmouth, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one elementary school, one middle school and one high school: Elizabethtown Area SHS. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Falmouth, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
3–5Bear Creek Schoolin ElizabethtownB+
6–8Elizabethtown Area MSin ElizabethtownC+
9–12Elizabethtown Area SHSin ElizabethtownB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elizabethtown Area School District.

The district

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

Elizabethtown Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,525 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,063PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 55.1% · 1837 students tested
Math49%
State average 36.1% · 1660 students tested

Falmouth vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Falmouth’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Falmouth—Elizabethtown Area
LondonderryB+Lower Dauphin
ConoyA−Elizabethtown Area

Every school in Falmouth

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

Also serving Falmouthin other towns
East High Street El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Elizabethtown
A−
466 students14:1Rate it →
Bainbridge El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bainbridge
A
219 students15:1Rate it →
Bear Creek School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Elizabethtown
B+
750 students14:1Rate it →
Elizabethtown Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elizabethtown
C+
827 students14:1Rate it →
Elizabethtown Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethtown
B−
1,263 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Falmouth’s schools

Are Falmouth’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Falmouth. Elizabethtown Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Falmouth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Falmouth in?

Elizabethtown Area School District.

Where do Falmouth kids go to high school?

Elizabethtown Area SHS.

Parents talk

What Falmouth families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.