Falmouth Schools Get 'A' Grade From New Report

FALMOUTH, MA – Falmouth earned high marks from data compiler Niche, which released its 2019 list of the best public school districts in the state. The website's rankings put Falmouth Public Schools at number 66 out of 218 school systems in Massachusetts and gave it an overall A grade.

Niche used a variety of factors, including SAT/ACT scores and state assessments, student-teacher ratio, school safety, teacher quality and reviews from students and parents for its ranking.

Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn't enough data. Read more about its methodology here.

The district's strengths are health and safety, which earned an A+, and teachers, sports and administration, all of which received A grades. But Falmouth needs to work on its diversity, according to Niche, which gave the district a B-.

View the full report card below:

• Academics: A-
• Diversity: B-
• Teachers: A
• College Prep: A-
• Clubs & Activities: A-
• Health & Safety: A+
• Administration: A
• Sports: A
• Food: B+
• Resources and Facilities: B+

"There are courses offered that will fit any student," one alum wrote in reviews solicited by Niche. "And the athletics are awesome. Everything from sailing to ice hockey!"

See how Niche graded each school in the district below:

Falmouth High School: A-

Lawrence School: A-

Morse Pond School: B+

North Falmouth Elementary School: B+

East Falmouth Elementary School: B+

Teaticket Elementary School: B+

Mullen-Hall School: B

See Falmouth Public Schools' complete evaluation here.

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