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Enrollment
477
Middle
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENNIS-YARMOUTH·NCES 250414000562
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School
286 Station Avenue, South Yarmouth, MA 02664 · (508) 778-7979 · Barnstable County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 260 | 55% |
| Grade 7 | 217 | 45% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School→Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dennis-Yarmouth. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
30.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 40.0% |
| 2016-17 | 43.0% | 39.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Barnstable County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #200 of 304 ▲ 31 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #175 of 304 ▲ 42 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #107 of 299 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #184 of 310 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #87 of 296 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #104 of 296 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #37 of 82 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
+46 (+11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 45.3 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 43.1 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 46.7 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 44 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 44.3 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 49 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 40% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | N/A | N/A | 22% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (447 to 477); teachers up 2% (44.3 to 45.3).
About Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School
Students in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, attend Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 7 and enrolls 477 students.
Dennis-Yarmouth counts 3,054 students in its 6 schools, and Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School is one of them.
About 64% of the student body at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Barnstable County, the White share is about 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. The school has 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 11.5:1.
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
Barnstable County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $95,241 a year, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School shares Barnstable County with 48 other public schools.
Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile from Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 431 (2020-21) to 477 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Barnstable County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
231,668
Census ACS
Median income
$95,241
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
22,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dennis-Yarmouth
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighHigh · 993 students
- Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Station Avenue ElementaryElementary · 406 students
- Ezra H Baker Innovation SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Marguerite E Small ElementaryElementary · 302 students
Other schools in South Yarmouth
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighHigh · 993 students
- Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Station Avenue ElementaryElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School0.0 mi · 491
- Station Avenue Elementary0.1 mi · 406
- Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High0.3 mi · 993
- Ezra H Baker Innovation School2.5 mi · 385
- Marguerite E Small Elementary2.6 mi · 302
- Sturgis Charter Public School5.0 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Dennis-Yarmouth Middle SchoolHow large is Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 06-07.
What age range does Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School serve?
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School is approximately 10.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?
At Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School is overseen by Dennis-Yarmouth in Barnstable County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.