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Falmouth High

Public Grades 9-12
108th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 353 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 69% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Falmouth High is a grades 9–12 public high school with 714 students in Falmouth, a Cape Cod community in the Falmouth district. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 108th of 353 Massachusetts high schools (69th percentile, 4 stars), a sharp rebound from 180th of 349 (48th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025 and 197th of 348 (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024. That places the high school well above its own district's listing of 186th of 351, suggesting it is a relative bright spot locally.

Falmouth High now scores above both its district and the state in every main 2025–2026 MCAS subject: 60.78% in English language arts (state 45.48%), 51.68% in math (state 43.73%), 48.94% in science (state 40.50%) and 39.10% in Biology end-of-course (state 37.68%). Math made the biggest jump, from 35.15% in 2024–2025, when it sat below the state, to 51.68%. Among nearby schools, Falmouth ranks 2nd in science and 3rd in math, behind Sandwich Middle High School and Old Rochester Regional High, and ahead of Mashpee Middle-High School, Martha's Vineyard Regional High, Fairhaven High, Bourne High School, Wareham Senior High, Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical and Barnstable High. ELA is solid but 4th in that group.

Completion trends are moving in the right direction: the graduation rate rose from 88.0% in 2020–2021 to 92.0% in 2024–2025, while the dropout rate fell from 9.6% to 4.0%. Still, Old Rochester Regional High, Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical and Fairhaven High post stronger completion numbers. Falmouth High spends $22,260 per student (2020–2021) with a student–teacher ratio of 10.7. The main watch areas are differences in performance among student groups: low-income students improved from the 28th to 57th percentile, but special education students (32nd percentile) and Hispanic students (43rd percentile) trail the school's overall standing.

714
Students ?
10.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,789
Per pupil spending ?
35.6%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
 874 Gifford Street
       Falmouth, MA  02540-2992

(508) 540-2200

District: Falmouth


Feeder schools for Falmouth High:

Elementary:    East Falmouth Elementary
    Mullen-Hall
    North Falmouth Elementary
    Teaticket
Middle:    Lawrence
    Morse Pond School
Racial breakdown:

White:
75.4%
Hispanic:
9.2%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓92% graduate within 4 years
✓Above the Massachusetts median (69th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school50%
District avg48%
Massachusetts avg42%
108th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Top 31%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
186th of 351Falmouth 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202667.3108 of 35369.4%★★★★☆
202550.4180 of 34948.4%★★☆☆☆
202448.1197 of 34843.4%★★☆☆☆
202363.1136 of 34760.8%★★★☆☆
202272.5105 of 34269.3%★★★☆☆
202173.785 of 28570.2%★★★★☆
201971.6117 of 35166.7%★★★☆☆
201869.1127 of 34563.2%★★★☆☆
201772.297 of 34872.1%★★★★☆
201671.9100 of 35171.5%★★★★☆
201571.9107 of 35469.8%★★★★☆
201474.484 of 34775.8%★★★★☆
201363.9145 of 34457.8%★★★☆☆
201259.1178 of 34047.6%★★☆☆☆
201168.9129 of 34062.1%★★★☆☆
201068.4125 of 33562.7%★★★☆☆
200972.497 of 32269.9%★★★★☆
200871.4100 of 31968.7%★★★☆☆
200758.1149 of 31652.8%★★★☆☆
200676.690 of 31471.3%★★★★☆
200564.5135 of 31156.6%★★★☆☆
200455.7161 of 30747.6%★★☆☆☆
200369.5104 of 30465.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202541.877 of 14848.0%★★☆☆☆
202361.343 of 14269.7%★★★★☆
202244.272 of 13345.9%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202269.366 of 29577.6%★★★★☆
202178.037 of 20281.7%★★★★☆
201950.9128 of 29957.2%★★★☆☆
201842.5170 of 29943.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202661.8126 of 34062.9%★★★☆☆
202561.1129 of 33761.7%★★★☆☆
202441.7216 of 34236.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.0198 of 33941.6%★★☆☆☆
202277.683 of 34075.6%★★★★☆
202174.383 of 28170.5%★★★★☆
201971.6110 of 34267.8%★★★☆☆
201870.2120 of 33964.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202639.0148 of 26043.1%★★☆☆☆
202434.9149 of 24940.2%★★☆☆☆
202378.149 of 24179.7%★★★★☆
202277.145 of 21779.3%★★★★☆
202155.452 of 14965.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202652.3146 of 34057.1%★★★☆☆
202530.5242 of 33427.5%★☆☆☆☆
202452.6159 of 33853.0%★★★☆☆
202368.3100 of 33870.4%★★★★☆
202275.368 of 33279.5%★★★★☆
202168.467 of 25373.5%★★★★☆
201970.682 of 33075.2%★★★★☆
201856.9154 of 33053.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202668.197 of 34471.8%★★★★☆
202532.0227 of 33933.0%★★☆☆☆
202450.5180 of 34247.4%★★☆☆☆
202374.398 of 34371.4%★★★★☆
202266.3123 of 33963.7%★★★☆☆
202171.290 of 28168.0%★★★☆☆
201967.8125 of 34663.9%★★★☆☆
201867.9131 of 34361.8%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202648.646 of 10054.0%★★★☆☆
20246.784 of 873.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201953.527 of 5853.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.5203 of 29831.9%★★☆☆☆
202525.7228 of 30224.5%★☆☆☆☆
202441.4159 of 28945.0%★★☆☆☆
202357.998 of 30167.4%★★★☆☆
202272.175 of 33977.9%★★★★☆
202167.962 of 26876.9%★★★★☆
201971.281 of 34876.7%★★★★☆
201858.5141 of 34459.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202665.292 of 30269.5%★★★★☆
202543.0168 of 29843.6%★★☆☆☆
202440.8185 of 30238.7%★★☆☆☆
202355.0137 of 30154.5%★★★☆☆
202270.089 of 30070.3%★★★★☆
202172.668 of 24972.7%★★★★☆
201966.1112 of 30262.9%★★★☆☆
201865.2113 of 30362.7%★★★☆☆
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)
Disabled (2022)78th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school
White (2026)70th percentile~ school
Female (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-15 vs school
African American (2025)48th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-26 vs school
Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-38 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts61%+15 vs state
Mathematics52%+8 vs state
Science49%+8 vs state
Biology39%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Falmouth High

Students at Falmouth High are 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Falmouth High ranks 108th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Falmouth High.

Falmouth High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Falmouth Elementary
Elementary : Mullen-Hall
Elementary : North Falmouth Elementary
Elementary : Teaticket
Middle : Lawrence
Middle : Morse Pond School

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Latest Massachusetts data All new data »
2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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