Summary:
The 02649 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Quashnet School and Kenneth Coombs School, both serving students in the Mashpee district. While the schools appear to be performing at relatively average levels within Massachusetts, there are some notable differences in their funding and student-teacher ratios.
Quashnet School is ranked 540 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on MCAS Next Generation assessments are generally below the state averages, except for 4th grade English Language Arts. In contrast, Kenneth Coombs School does not have any available statewide ranking or performance data. Both schools have similar student enrollment, with Quashnet School having 408 students and Kenneth Coombs School having 402 students.
Despite the comparable performance, there is a significant difference in per-student spending between the two schools. Quashnet School spends $20,899 per student, while Kenneth Coombs School spends $23,063 per student, a difference of approximately $2,000 per student. Additionally, Quashnet School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.7, compared to 12.1 at Kenneth Coombs School. The reasons for these funding and staffing differences are not clear from the available data, but they raise questions about the efficient allocation of resources and the factors contributing to the spending disparities.
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