Falmouth vs Mashpee Schools
How the two districts, about 6 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Falmouth ranks higher, #153 to Mashpee's #172 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Falmouth students score higher: ELA 41% vs 38%, Math 43% vs 32% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Falmouth averages 83 points higher (1124 vs 1041).
- Spending: Similar: $25,497 per student in Falmouth and $24,149 in Mashpee.
- Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $1.03M in Falmouth and $990K in Mashpee. The average tax bill is $5,881 in Falmouth and $6,346 in Mashpee.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
| Year | Falmouth | Mashpee | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41% | 38% | 41% |
| 2025 | 44% | 37% | 42% |
| 2024 | 43% | 36% | 41% |
| 2023 | 49% | 43% | 44% |
| 2022 | 49% | 40% | 43% |
| 2021 | 58% | 51% | 48% |
| Year | Falmouth | Mashpee | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43% | 32% | 41% |
| 2025 | 42% | 35% | 41% |
| 2024 | 46% | 33% | 42% |
| 2023 | 49% | 38% | 42% |
| 2022 | 49% | 35% | 40% |
| 2021 | 44% | 33% | 35% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Falmouth | Mashpee | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 2,904 | 1,420 |
| English learners | 8.3% | 9.4% |
| Students with disabilities | 24% | 16.9% |
| White | 74.2% | 65% |
| Asian | 1.6% | 1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.9% | 11.8% |
| Black/African American | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| Multi-race | 7.5% | 13% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.