High Schools in Dennis-Yarmouth

Dennis-Yarmouth has just one high school: Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High in South Yarmouth, a public school serving grades 8 through 12 with 993 students. It belongs to the Dennis-Yarmouth district, which is ranked 268th of 351 Massachusetts districts — the 24th percentile, with 1 star. Because there is only one school in the area, families should compare it with its district and the state rather than with other local high schools. The free- and reduced-lunch percentage is blank in this record, so economic context is not available.

The most encouraging trend is the school's improvement in state rank. It moved from 274th of 348 (21st percentile, 1 star) in 2023–24 to 245th of 349 (30th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–25, then to 221st of 353 (37th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26 — a 53-position gain over two years, though it remains below the 50th percentile. Non-test indicators also look solid: the 2024–25 graduation rate was 91.0% versus 89.7% for the district, and the dropout rate was 3.2% versus 4.1%. Physics in 2024–25 stood out at 66.67% proficient against 44.25% statewide, but that result covers only one year and may reflect a small cohort.

Test scores remain the main concern. In 2025–26, the school was below the state in every reported MCAS subject and grade. The largest gaps were 8th-grade math (20.32% proficient vs. 41.67% state) and all-grades math (20.32% vs. 41.11%). Eighth-grade ELA (25.54% vs. 41.70%) and 8th-grade civics (24.34% vs. 39.77%) also lag well behind. Results are stronger by 10th grade, where ELA reaches 36.00% and math 33.33%, and Biology end-of-course (33.08%) came closest to the state, just 4.60 percentage points behind. In most grade-specific subjects the school was slightly above its own district. Overall, the school is improving but still has substantial room to close the gap with state proficiency levels.