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Alumni: what's one memory from Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
993
High
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENNIS-YARMOUTH·NCES 250414000558
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High
210 Station Avenue, South Yarmouth, MA 02664 · (508) 398-7630 · Barnstable County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL993 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Massachusetts public high schools
- C-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 234 | 24% |
| Grade 9 | 190 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 180 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 194 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 183 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 1% |
Student demographics
62%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
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
32.7%
MA avg 43.8% . -17.3pp since 2016
Math
23.2%
MA avg 42.2% . -12.8pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 17 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 26.1% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 32.9% |
| 2021-22 | 45.1% | 35.5% |
| 2020-21 | 42.8% | 42.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.8% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Barnstable County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #259 of 327 ▼ 5 | #10 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #251 of 326 ▲ 17 | #10 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.3pp | #61 of 315 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 993 | #106 of 379 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #189 of 325 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #57 of 325 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #161 of 188 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
993
+112 (+13%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,045
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 993 | 85.6 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 86.9 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 888 | 81.7 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 881 | 79 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,029 | 84.7 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,013 | 85 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 67 | 13.0:1 | 34% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 1,155 | N/A | N/A | 9% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 1,045 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,029 to 993); teachers up 1% (84.7 to 85.6).
About Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High sits in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and is classified as a high school. The school had 993 students in grades 8 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Massachusetts is about 777, so this school runs 28% bigger than that.
Dennis-Yarmouth is responsible for 6 schools, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High included, with 3,054 students in all.
A majority of students at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High, 57%, are White. Other reported shares: 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Barnstable County's residents are about 86% White, 28 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal staffing data show 85.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High and a ratio of 11.6:1. That ratio is under the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High a D. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Barnstable County, median household income is about $95,241, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Barnstable County number 49 and enroll about 22,212.
The nearest public school is Station Avenue Elementary, at about 0.2 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High went from 881 students to 993.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Dennis-Yarmouth Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 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 Intermediate SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Dennis-Yarmouth Middle SchoolMiddle · 477 students
- Station Avenue ElementaryElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Station Avenue Elementary0.2 mi · 406
- Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School0.3 mi · 477
- Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School0.3 mi · 491
- Ezra H Baker Innovation School2.2 mi · 385
- Marguerite E Small Elementary2.7 mi · 302
- Sturgis Charter Public School5.0 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighWhat is the total enrollment at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High?
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High enrolls approximately 993 students in grades 08-12.
Is Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many students per teacher at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High.
What is the student diversity at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High?
Student demographics at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High are roughly 57% White, 14% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High public or private?
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dennis-Yarmouth.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.