The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in Science. The lowest is 30% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Bourne Intermediate School
Bourne Intermediate School serves third through fifth grade in Bourne, a sprawling Cape Cod town made up of distinct villages such as Buzzards Bay, Pocasset, Cataumet, Monument Beach, and Sagamore Beach. The town is bisected by the Cape Cod Canal, and its character is shaped by Joint Base Cape Cod, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, a strong maritime tradition, and a seasonal tourism economy. The school campus sits away from the Buzzards Bay commercial center, on its own grounds along with Bourne High School.
The student body at Bourne Intermediate is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, two-or-more-races, Asian, and Black students. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were figures for students with individualized education programs or English learners, so a parent should check with the district directly to understand the range of student support needs served.
State test results from the most recent school year show that Bourne Intermediate’s overall proficiency across math, English language arts, and science places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Barnstable County. Across tested subjects, about three in ten students scored proficient or above. In math, roughly that same share met the bar. In English language arts, the figure was similar, and in science, the share was slightly higher. Participation rates on the assessments were very high. Looking back over recent years, the school’s proficiency rates in both math and ELA have fluctuated within a modest range, with math touching as high as about a third proficient in one recent year and ELA reaching close to half proficient a few years ago before settling lower. A parent considering the school may want to ask the school or district about the academic supports and curriculum approaches in place for the majority of students who are not yet at the proficient mark, and what the trajectory of improvement looks like.
The school serves only grades three through five, so there is no graduation rate to report.
Information about disciplinary incidents, course access, class sizes, and staffing ratios was not available in the data provided. A parent seeking a fuller picture of the daily classroom experience would need to follow up with the school directly.
The town of Bourne is car-dependent, spread across roughly fifty-three square miles, with street life concentrated in Buzzards Bay. The Cape Cod Canal Bikeway provides a recreational spine for walking and biking. The two major bridge replacements on the Bourne and Sagamore spans are the dominant local infrastructure story, a multi-year project that will affect regional traffic. Housing values in the area are high relative to the national median, and rents are also elevated, consistent with Cape Cod’s broader market. Residential growth is constrained by the canal, the military base, and coastal conservation lands.
No recent district-level changes or strategic priorities were surfaced in the data, so the district’s near-term direction is not documented here. Bourne Intermediate is a mid-sized elementary school for its grade band. For a family whose priority is a traditional public school setting in a coastal, military-and-maritime community, its key question is about how the school is working to lift academic performance for the majority of its students who are testing below proficiency.
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