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East Falmouth Elementary

Q: Is East Falmouth Elementary a good school?

East Falmouth Elementary ranks 476 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

East Falmouth Elementary is a public elementary school serving 298 students in grades PK-4 in East Falmouth, MA, which is part of the Falmouth school district. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores, is generally below the Falmouth district and Massachusetts state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, East Falmouth Elementary underperforms North Falmouth Elementary, which has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students and white students underperforming. However, the school performs well for low socioeconomic status students.

Over the past decade, East Falmouth Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined, suggesting that the school's academic performance has been trending downward relative to other schools in the state. The school's inconsistent performance across grades and subjects indicates that it may be struggling to maintain consistent academic standards and teaching practices. Addressing these issues and learning from the successes of nearby higher-performing schools could be key to improving the school's outcomes.

303

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,121

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33 Davisville Rd
East Falmouth, MA 02536-6105

(508) 548-1052

District: Falmouth

Students who attend East Falmouth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lawrence
	Morse Pond School
High:	Falmouth High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Two or more races:

12.2%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Falmouth's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Massachusetts avg41%

476^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Falmouth

190^th of 348Falmouth among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	476 of 906	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	606 of 916	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	586 of 928	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	470 of 932	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	539 of 936	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	559 of 942	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	619 of 934	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.0	376 of 938	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	375 of 932	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.9	283 of 914	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.1	416 of 926	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.1	586 of 928	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.9	437 of 930	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	320 of 924	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.4	307 of 920	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	248 of 909	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.8	327 of 908	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.4	510 of 911	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.1	309 of 911	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.3	350 of 887	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.0	331 of 882	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	54.4	444 of 884	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	41.2	358 of 665	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	230 of 656	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	266 of 869	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	492 of 886	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	448 of 887	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	476 of 901	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	598 of 898	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	545 of 902	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	658 of 893	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	202 of 736	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	321 of 760	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	494 of 757	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.7	111 of 772	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.0	323 of 705	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	235 of 700	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	338 of 685	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	628 of 884	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	677 of 891	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	650 of 896	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	437 of 908	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	448 of 904	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	543 of 907	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	526 of 898	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	452 of 731	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.0	156 of 905	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	445 of 894	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	465 of 896	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	520 of 886	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	43.9	530 of 925	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	516 of 737	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	647 of 753	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	609 of 762	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	511 of 764	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	491 of 765	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	482 of 780	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	583 of 772	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)43rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)38th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics41%~ state avg

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Friday, February 18, 2011

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
East Falmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Davisville Rd	East Falmouth	02536	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 548-1052	303	31	9.8		212 (70.0%)	15 (5.0%)	28 (9.2%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.2%)	47.9	476^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.5%		33.7	606^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.8%	130	44.4	39.3					42.5	35.6	50.0					41.1					$27,121
Teaticket	Public	K-4	45 Maravista Ave Ext	East Falmouth	02536	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 548-1550	236	27	8.8		175 (74.2%)	13 (5.5%)	21 (8.9%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.5%)	55.2	405^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.3%		43	536^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.5%	131	44.4	41.9					43.2	46.7	48.8					47.7					$27,545
Mullen-Hall	Public	K-4	130 Katherine Lee Bates Rd	Falmouth	02540	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 548-0220	364	35	10.4		264 (72.5%)	10 (2.7%)	50 (13.7%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	38.6	564^th of 906 public elementary schools	37.7%		30.7	632^nd of 916 public elementary schools	31.0%	68	46.7	29.3					37.6	45.3	25.6					35.0					$25,087
Kenneth Coombs School	Public	PK, KG-2	152 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 539-1520	387	36	10.7		262 (67.7%)	10 (2.6%)	50 (12.9%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.2%)								(n/a)																			$23,600
Quashnet School	Public	3-6	150 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 539-1550	399	37	10.7		256 (64.2%)	19 (4.8%)	44 (11.0%)	8 (2.0%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	53 (13.3%)	41.2	540^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.4%		37.6	582^nd of 916 public elementary schools	36.5%	42	41.1	43.1	24.8	24.1			33.6	46.9	41.8	30.7	25.3			36.6	49.5		49.5		$24,062
North Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-4	62 Old Main Road	North Falmouth	02556	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 563-2334	303	29	10.5		251 (82.8%)	5 (1.7%)	26 (8.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	71.7	265^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.8%		82.8	145^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.2%	120	51.1	57.7					53.5	48.9	75.0					58.5					$23,939
Forestdale School	Public	PK, KG-2	151 Route 130	Sandwich	02644	Barnstable County	Sandwich	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 477-6600	557	49	11.4		480 (86.2%)	6 (1.1%)	34 (6.1%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)																			$26,680
Tisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	40 West William Street	Vineyard Haven	02568	Dukes County	Tisbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 696-6500	312	40	7.8		152 (48.7%)	24 (7.7%)	116 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	42.4	528^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.7%		53.1	438^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.2%	90	41.9	31.6	20.0	35.5	54.6	50.0	38.4	51.2	35.1	30.0	48.4	22.7	17.7	35.5	40.0	32.4	35.9	29.4	$24,424
Oak Bluffs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	50 TradeWinds Road	Oak Bluffs	02557	Dukes County	Oak Bluffs	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 693-0951	402	53	7.6		209 (52.0%)	10 (2.5%)	155 (38.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	50	452^nd of 906 public elementary schools	50.1%		46.5	507^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.7%	55	57.6	43.8	30.0	21.7	44.4	53.5	41.1	60.6	47.9	47.5	28.3	47.2	74.4	50.4	45.0	58.1	51.8	65.1	$30,814
Barnstable United Elementary School	Public	4-5	730 Osterville West Barnstable	Marstons Mills	02648	Barnstable County	Barnstable	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 420-2272	714	67	10.6		339 (47.5%)	72 (10.1%)	216 (30.3%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (10.4%)	31	625^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.0%		29.8	638^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.3%	13		37.4	24.7				31.3		27.5	28.8				28.1	36.7		36.7		$23,223

Frequently Asked Questions about East Falmouth Elementary

What district is East Falmouth Elementary in?

Falmouth

How many students attend East Falmouth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended East Falmouth Elementary.

Is East Falmouth Elementary a good school?

East Falmouth Elementary ranks 476^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of East Falmouth Elementary?

Students at East Falmouth Elementary are 70% White, 12% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of East Falmouth Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Falmouth Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lawrence
Middle : Morse Pond School
High : Falmouth High

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