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Falmouth School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 477 students in Falmouth School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Falmouth School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
7 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
2,967 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
292 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Falmouth School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#157 out of 397 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
44%
Graduation Rate
88%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.67
# American Indian Students
33 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
47 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
281 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
27%
# Black Students
141 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
5%
12%
# White Students
2,248 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
76%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
204 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
123
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
209
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
253
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
201
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
229
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
227
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
252
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
230
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
231
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
246
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
182
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
209
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
180
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
191
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
4
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,703 is higher than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $28,027 is higher than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 18% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$83 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,703
$23,913
Spending / Student
$28,027
$24,672
Best Falmouth School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lawrence
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
113 Lakeview Avenue
Falmouth, MA 02540
(508) 548-0606
Falmouth, MA 02540
(508) 548-0606
Grades: 7-8
| 477 students
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