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Schools in Dennis · Dennis-Yarmouth School District

Dennis’s public schools score below 73% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

In Dennis, 31% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dennis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#226of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 7 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 10 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.5K
▼ 0% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,855 students on the public path
In brief

Dennis’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 227 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dennis’s, its schools beat 33%, higher than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Dennis’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,504 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School, then Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dennis’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 27% of Massachusetts school districts, #226 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (227)Better than 33%
Towns in Barnstable County (14)Better than 7%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,453 test results and a graduating class of 166 could put Dennis anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Dennis’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,455 in math, 1,451 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dennis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Ezra H Baker Innovation SchoolDennis-Yarmouth School DistrictC+
6–7Dennis-Yarmouth Middle Schoolin South YarmouthC+
8–12Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Highin South YarmouthB−

Dennis’s public schools are run by Dennis-Yarmouth School District, which also serves Yarmouth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dennis-Yarmouth School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,054 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$26,504MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 43.7% · 1451 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.7% · 1455 students tested

Dennis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Dennis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DennisCDennis-Yarmouth
YarmouthCDennis-Yarmouth
BrewsterBBrewster PK–5 · Nauset 6–12
HarwichBMonomoy Regional

Every school in Dennis

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Dennisby address
Ezra H Baker Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · West Dennis
C+
385 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Dennisin other towns
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · South Yarmouth
C+
477 students11:1Rate it →
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High
High · Grades 8–12 · South Yarmouth
B−
993 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Dennis’s schools

Are Dennis’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dennis children attend score below 73% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #226 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dennis in?

Dennis-Yarmouth School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,054 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Dennis’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Dennis-Yarmouth School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Dennis spend per student?

$26,504 in Dennis-Yarmouth School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.