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Schools in South Yarmouth

South Yarmouth’s public schools

Dennis-Yarmouth School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Yarmouth. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Massachusetts’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Massachusetts’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
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
0
2,563 students on the public path
In brief

South Yarmouth’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South Yarmouth’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools. Station Avenue Elementary places highest (better than 60%); Marguerite E Small Elementary lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve South Yarmouth, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one middle school: Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Yarmouth, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–7Dennis-Yarmouth Middle SchoolDennis-Yarmouth School DistrictC+
8–12Dennis-Yarmouth Regional HighDennis-Yarmouth School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dennis-Yarmouth School 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

South Yarmouth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Yarmouth—Dennis-Yarmouth
YarmouthCDennis-Yarmouth
DennisCDennis-Yarmouth

All 2 neighbors share Dennis-Yarmouth with South Yarmouth, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in South Yarmouth

5 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).

Also serving South Yarmouthin other towns
Ezra H Baker Innovation School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · West Dennis
C+
385 students10:1Rate it →
Marguerite E Small Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · West Yarmouth
C−
302 students10:1Rate it →
Station Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3
B
406 students11:1Rate it →
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7
C+
477 students11:1Rate it →
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High
High · Grades 8–12
B−
993 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about South Yarmouth’s schools

Are South Yarmouth’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Yarmouth. Dennis-Yarmouth School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Yarmouth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Yarmouth in?

Dennis-Yarmouth School District.

Where do South Yarmouth kids go to high school?

Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.