Best Public Schools in Falmouth, ME

Summary:

The city of Falmouth, Maine is home to three highly-ranked public schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Falmouth Elementary School, Falmouth High School, and Falmouth Middle School. These schools consistently perform at the top of their respective categories within the state, with all three earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Falmouth Public Schools are known for their academic excellence, with Falmouth Elementary ranked 16th out of 290 Maine elementary schools, Falmouth Middle ranked 3rd out of 96 Maine middle schools, and Falmouth High ranked 6th out of 123 Maine high schools. These schools maintain low chronic absenteeism rates, with Falmouth Elementary having the lowest at 9.8%, and they serve a relatively affluent student population, as evidenced by their low free and reduced-price lunch rates.

While the student populations at these Falmouth schools are predominantly white, ranging from 86.36% to 91.59%, there is some diversity, with Falmouth High School having the highest percentage of Asian students at 7.08%. The schools also differ in their student-to-teacher ratios, with Falmouth Middle School having the lowest at 8.4, followed by Falmouth High School at 10.8 and Falmouth Elementary at 11.5. Overall, the Falmouth public school system demonstrates a strong commitment to academic excellence and a well-resourced educational environment for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MEA English Language Arts (2023)	MEA Mathematics (2023)	MEA Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Falmouth High School	Public	9-12	74 Woodville Road	Falmouth	04105	Cumberland County	Falmouth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 781-7429	706	65	10.8	3.4%	621 (88.0%)	16 (2.3%)	15 (2.1%)	50 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	89.4	6^th of 123 public high schools	95.1%		72.3	22^nd of 98 public high schools	77.6%	16	72.8	69.2	73.3	$22,141
Falmouth Middle School	Public	6-8	52 Woodville Road	Falmouth	04105	Cumberland County	Falmouth Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(207) 781-3740	440	52	8.4	4.1%	403 (91.6%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	20 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	95.5	3^rd of 96 public middle schools	96.9%		96.6	1^st of 93 public middle schools	98.9%	2	87.6	69.4	78.9	$25,970
Falmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Woodville Road	Falmouth	04105	Cumberland County	Falmouth Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 781-3988	843	73	11.5	4.0%	728 (86.4%)	19 (2.3%)	13 (1.5%)	43 (5.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.2%)	92.7	16^th of 290 public elementary schools	94.5%		88.6	9^th of 210 public elementary schools	95.7%	7	84.9	75.4	43.2	$22,964

Cities Near Falmouth

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Portland	2.51 mi	16	161^st
Cumberland	3.81 mi	4	8^th
Yarmouth	5.32 mi	4	7^th
Westbrook	5.45 mi	6	230^th
Peaks Island	7.15 mi	1	63^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maine Department of Education.

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