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Falmouth Students Ranked Above National Average

Falmouth students' educational attainment was ranked 1.7 grades above average.

FALMOUTH, MA — Falmouth students were ranked slightly above average, according to a new study.

Falmouth students were found to be 1.7 grades ahead of the average United States student, Stanford researchers found.

The researchers reported high educational attainment is strongly correlated with wealth—a "stubborn" reality, they said.

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The study was based on sixth-graders' reading and math scores.

Lexington, Mass. students were ranked the best in the country at 3.8 grades above average.

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The study reported the median income in Falmouth is $81,000. Eighty-five percent of students are white, 3 percent are Hispanic, 4 percent are black, and 8 percent are Asian/other.

The study included this representation:

The New York Times further analyzed the results, finding, "Children in the school districts with the highest concentrations of poverty score an average of more than four grade levels below children in the richest districts."

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