Best Public Schools in Zip Code 02642

Summary:

The 02642 zip code in Massachusetts is home to a single standout public elementary school, Eastham Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 176 students. Eastham Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 22% of Massachusetts elementary schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 3 years.

Eastham Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments significantly exceeding the state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In 2024-2025, 58.7% of Eastham Elementary students scored proficient or better on the ELA assessment, compared to the state average of 41.53%, and 57.45% scored proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.74% statewide. The school also boasts a strong 64.29% proficiency rate in Science, well above the 41.51% state average.

Eastham Elementary appears to be well-resourced, with a per-student spending of $26,632 in the 2020-2021 school year and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.7 to 1 in 2023-2024. While the data does not provide information on the school's demographics, the combination of high academic achievement and favorable resource allocation suggests that Eastham is home to a standout elementary school that is effectively serving its students and community.

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Eastham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Schoolhouse Road	Eastham	02642	Barnstable County	Eastham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0808	177	22	7.9		123 (69.5%)	23 (13.0%)	14 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.6%)	78.4	198^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.1%		74.8	248^th of 916 public elementary schools	72.9%	50	56.1	64.0	57.7	58.7	56.1	68.0	50.0	57.5	64.3	64.3	$30,788

Cities Near Zip Code 02642

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eastham	1.48 mi	1	77^th
North Eastham	2.7 mi	1	180^th
Orleans	2.7 mi	2	83^rd
Brewster	5.97 mi	2	106^th
East Harwich	7.93 mi	1	141^st

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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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