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Enrollment
825
High
STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STURGIS CHARTER PUBLIC·NCES 250005801272
Sturgis Charter Public School
427 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 · (508) 778-1782 · Barnstable County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL825 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Massachusetts public high schools
- ATest 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.
- BThree-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
9.3:1
89 FTE teachers
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 9 | 209 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 212 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 210 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 194 | 24% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -9.0pp since 2018
Math
66.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -23.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 23 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 76.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 92.0% | 81.0% |
| 2018-19 | 88.0% | 89.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sturgis Charter Public School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Barnstable County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #51 of 327 ▲ 12 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #25 of 326 ▲ 5 | #1 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #179 of 315 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 825 | #139 of 379 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #38 of 325 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #241 of 325 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #124 of 133 | #6 of 6 |
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
825
-28 (-3%) vs 2020
+313% since 2000-01, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 825 | 88.6 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 826 | 88.1 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 88.7 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 91 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 86.6 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 85 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sturgis Charter Public School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (816 to 825); teachers up 2% (86.6 to 88.6).
About Sturgis Charter Public School
Students in Hyannis, Massachusetts, attend Sturgis Charter Public School, a mid-sized high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 825 students.
The school's district is Sturgis Charter Public.
More than half of the students at Sturgis Charter Public School are White (80%). Next come 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
With 88.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.3:1. Statewide, high schools in Massachusetts average 23.4:1.
Sturgis Charter Public School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Massachusetts public high schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Barnstable County show that median household income comes to about $95,241, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Barnstable County counts 49 public schools with about 22,212 students.
Of the public schools around it, Sturgis Charter Public School is closest to Barnstable Community Innovation School, about 0.5 miles away. Sturgis Charter Public School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Sturgis Charter Public School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Federal records list Sturgis Charter Public School as a charter school.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 853 in 2020-21 to 825 in 2024-25.
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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 Hyannis
- Barnstable HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Barnstable Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Hyannis West ElementaryElementary · 309 students
- Barnstable Community Innovation SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Enoch Cobb Early Learning CenterElementary · 150 students
Nearby schools
- Barnstable Community Innovation School0.5 mi · 293
- Hyannis West Elementary1.6 mi · 309
- Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 150
- Barnstable High1.8 mi · 1,652
- Barnstable Intermediate School1.9 mi · 642
- Marguerite E Small Elementary2.5 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Sturgis Charter Public SchoolHow many students attend Sturgis Charter Public School?
Sturgis Charter Public School enrolls approximately 825 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sturgis Charter Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sturgis Charter Public School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Sturgis Charter Public School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Sturgis Charter Public School.
How diverse is Sturgis Charter Public School?
Sturgis Charter Public School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sturgis Charter Public School?
Sturgis Charter Public School is overseen by Sturgis Charter Public in Barnstable County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.