Summary:
ZIP code 02556 has exactly one listed public school, North Falmouth Elementary, an elementary school serving grades K–4 with 303 students in the Falmouth district; there are no middle, high, or alternative schools in the ZIP.
With only one school in the area, parents should compare North Falmouth Elementary with its district and state rather than with local peers. The school is rated 4 stars in 2025–2026, while the Falmouth district is rated 2 stars and ranks 186 of 351, in the 47th percentile. North Falmouth Elementary ranks 261 of 899, in the 71st percentile. Its 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation results beat both district and state in every reported ELA and math category. All-grades math proficiency was 57.53%, versus 41.72% in the district and 41.11% statewide, making math a relative strength; all-grades ELA was 48.97%, versus 39.35% in the district and 40.03% statewide. Grade 3 math was especially strong at 68.42%, compared with 48.85% in the district and 42.19% statewide. Grade 3 also outperformed Grade 4: ELA was 57.89% versus 43.18%, and math was 68.42% versus 50.56%.
Rank history shows a decline after 2023–2024, when the school was 145 of 916, then stabilization at 265 of 906 in 2024–2025 and 261 of 899 in 2025–2026, while keeping its 4-star rating. All-grades ELA slipped from 53.52% to 48.97%, a 4.55-point drop, but remained above district and state. Math was more stable, moving from 58.45% to 57.53%. For context, the student-teacher ratio was 10.5 in 2024–2025, per-student spending was $22,550 in 2020–2021, and the free/reduced-lunch figure for 2024–2025 is not provided. Because the ZIP has no middle or high school, this record covers only the K–4 portion of the local public-school pipeline.
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