Summary:
ZIP code 02649 contains two elementary schools in the Mashpee district, together serving 786 students in a complementary PK–6 pipeline: Kenneth Coombs School covers PK–2, and Quashnet Intermediate School covers grades 3–6. Both sit on Old Barnstable Road and have almost equal enrollment — 387 at Kenneth Coombs and 399 at Quashnet. The Mashpee district is ranked 203 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts, placing it at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars.
Quashnet is the only school with MCAS and rank history. Its rank improved from 582 out of 916 in 2023–2024 to 514 out of 899 in 2025–2026, moving from the 36th to 43rd percentile, though it still holds 2 stars and remains below the 50th percentile. In 2025–2026 all-grade results, Quashnet beat its district in ELA (37.38% vs 34.93%) and math (37.14% vs 31.8%), but trailed the state in ELA (40.03%), math (41.11%), and science (36.89% vs 40.98%). Grade 5 was the weakest band, especially math (31.07%, 8.43 points below the state) and science (36.89%, 6.18 points below the state). Science was volatile: 49.5% in 2024–2025, then 36.89% in 2025–2026, likely a cohort swing. Relative strengths include grade 4 ELA (37.25% vs 37.43% state) and grade 6 math (40.4% vs 42.59% state).
Kenneth Coombs has no MCAS or rank data in this extract, which is expected for PK–2, so its academic outcomes cannot be compared here. Its standout metric is per-student spending: $23,063 in 2020–2021 versus $20,899 at Quashnet, about 10.4% more, while both report the same 10.7 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025. Free/reduced lunch data is blank for both schools and should be treated as not available, not 0%. Spending figures are older than the test and ratio data, so they offer historical context only. Overall, Quashnet is improving and outperforms its district in ELA and math but still trails the state, with grade 5 math and science as the clearest areas to watch; Kenneth Coombs cannot be assessed academically from this data.
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