1. Falmouth Academy
City: Falmouth, MA
Category: Education
Telephone: (508) 457-9696
Address: 7 Highfield Dr.
Description: A college preparatory school with roughly 210 students, the academy provides a core curriculum for grades 7 through 12, plus an inclusive athletic program and numerous elective courses, including chamber orchestra, volunteer work, and boating. Students come from as far away as Orleans, Martha’s Vineyard, and Carver. Situated in the beautiful Beebe Woods property donated to the town by the late Josiah Lilly of Lilly Drug Company, the school has an aggressive financial-aid program; nearly 40 percent of the students receive some type of financial aid.
2. Heritage Christian Academy
City: Falmouth, MA
Category: Education
Telephone: (508) 564-6341
Address: 655 Boxberry Hill Rd.
Description: This nondenominational Christian school offers a Bible-based curriculum and boasts small class sizes with a teacher/student ratio of about 1 to 10. Current enrollment is approximately 50 students in prekindergarten through grade 8. Heritage is also proud of its standardized testing scores, which generally show its students are one to two years ahead of their public school counterparts here. Art, music, and gym are all standard offerings, and the school maintains a financial-aid program.