Summary:
ZIP code 02540 in Falmouth contains two middle schools — Lawrence (grades 7–8, enrollment 474) and Morse Pond School (grades 5–6, enrollment 472) — both part of the Falmouth district, which ranks 186 of 351 districts, at the 47th percentile with 2 stars. Together the two schools serve 946 students. Because they cover non-overlapping grade bands, with science tested at grades 5 and 8 and civics at grade 8, comparisons between them should be made with grade-level context in mind.
Morse Pond School posts the stronger current results, exceeding both the district and the state in all three tested subjects for 2025–2026: ELA 40.81%, math 45.56%, and science 42.19%. Its standout is 6th grade math at 52.91% proficient, the highest score in this dataset, with 6th grade ELA at 47.35%. That strength is concentrated in 6th grade, though — 5th grade results fall below both district and state in ELA (33.16%), math (37.11%), and science (42.19%), and all-grade science dropped from 48.88% in 2024–2025 to 42.19%.
Lawrence’s bright spot is 8th grade civics, at 44.83% proficient in 2025–2026 (vs 39.77% state) and 53.37% in 2024–2025, the highest score in the dataset. Its 8th grade science (39.74%) also topped district and state, and its grade-level ELA and math results are above district averages, even as all-grade ELA (37.08%), math (36.97%), and science (39.74%) trail district and state. Lawrence’s school rank slipped from the 73rd percentile (4 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 58th percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026. Lawrence has the lower student-teacher ratio (9.7 vs 11.0) and higher per-student spending ($22,690 vs $22,014), but because the schools serve different grades, that pattern should not be read as a direct cause. Free/reduced-lunch data are not reported for either school.
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