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Barnstable High

Public Grades 8-12
249th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 349 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 29% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Barnstable High is a public high school located in Hyannis, Massachusetts, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 1,756 students. Over the past 10 years, the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from a high of 106 out of 354 Massachusetts high schools in 2014-2015 to a current ranking of 249 out of 349 in 2024-2025. The school is currently rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Barnstable High faces several challenges, including a gradual decline in its 4-year graduation rate, from 85.6% in 2022-2023 to 84.1% in 2023-2024, and an increase in its dropout rate, from 5.3% in 2022-2023 to 7.4% in 2023-2024. Academically, the school's MCAS proficiency rates are consistently lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, ranging from 14% in Mathematics (all grades) to 38.46% in English Language Arts (10th grade) in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 40.74% and 50.66%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sandwich Middle High School, Mashpee Middle-High School, and Sturgis Charter Public School, Barnstable High's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better academic performance on MCAS assessments. For example, Sturgis Charter Public School, located just 1.83 miles from Barnstable High, has a 98.4% 4-year graduation rate, compared to Barnstable High's 84.1%.

1,652
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,837
Per pupil spending ?
36.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 744 West Main Street
       Hyannis, MA  02601-3495

(508) 790-6445

District: Barnstable


Feeder schools for Barnstable High:

Elementary:    Barnstable United Elementary School
    Centerville Elementary
    Hyannis West Elementary
    West Barnstable Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Barnstable Intermediate School
Racial breakdown:

White:
48.1%
Hispanic:
32.8%
African American:
10.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school20%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg41%
Middle school
384th of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 26 pts since 2015
From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
249th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 41 pts since 2015
From top 30% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.9384 of 48420.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.6353 of 49328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202333.9317 of 50136.7%★★☆☆☆
202226.9365 of 49726.6%★☆☆☆☆
202136.1309 of 50138.3%★★☆☆☆
201949.2258 of 49848.2%★★☆☆☆
201840.0297 of 48438.6%★★☆☆☆
201738.8307 of 48737.0%★★☆☆☆
201648.6248 of 48248.5%★★☆☆☆
201547.0235 of 44146.7%★★☆☆☆
201453.8223 of 45551.0%★★★☆☆
201361.6179 of 45560.7%★★★☆☆
201254.2223 of 45551.0%★★★☆☆
201154.4222 of 44950.6%★★★☆☆
201062.4166 of 43461.8%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202522.3177 of 20614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202421.2176 of 20212.9%★☆☆☆☆
202339.3126 of 20939.7%★★☆☆☆
202226.0164 of 21222.6%★☆☆☆☆
202152.781 of 19358.0%★★★☆☆
201946.399 of 19549.2%★★★☆☆
201827.5129 of 17225.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20252.3127 of 1270.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202221.1404 of 4459.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.9337 of 43121.8%★☆☆☆☆
201942.2203 of 42452.1%★★★☆☆
201833.9256 of 41738.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.5157 of 18113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202438.0114 of 18036.7%★★☆☆☆
202351.535 of 15577.4%★★★★☆
202235.6120 of 15422.1%★☆☆☆☆
202133.3104 of 13523.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.2127 of 1388.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201859.023 of 12781.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.5373 of 47321.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.4334 of 48130.6%★★☆☆☆
202332.0332 of 48932.1%★★☆☆☆
202226.6370 of 49425.1%★☆☆☆☆
202142.1274 of 48343.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.5280 of 47841.4%★★☆☆☆
201844.0273 of 46341.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202520.3331 of 37612.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.2308 of 37818.5%★☆☆☆☆
202333.3237 of 36434.9%★★☆☆☆
202224.3303 of 36817.7%★☆☆☆☆
202135.6209 of 33537.6%★★☆☆☆
201936.2212 of 32234.2%★★☆☆☆
201829.2229 of 30925.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.4394 of 46415.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.5363 of 46922.6%★☆☆☆☆
202334.4327 of 48132.0%★★☆☆☆
202228.4366 of 48925.2%★☆☆☆☆
202144.2242 of 46247.6%★★☆☆☆
201947.6234 of 45248.2%★★☆☆☆
201844.1261 of 43840.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202519.8386 of 47318.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.6362 of 48325.1%★☆☆☆☆
202333.3307 of 48937.2%★★☆☆☆
202227.0362 of 49727.2%★☆☆☆☆
202128.7337 of 48530.5%★★☆☆☆
201950.9224 of 47853.1%★★★☆☆
201836.3305 of 46634.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202519.891 of 11621.6%★☆☆☆☆
20249.493 of 985.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202332.168 of 11038.2%★★☆☆☆
202226.574 of 10227.5%★☆☆☆☆
202110.986 of 926.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.669 of 8720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.366 of 8421.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.5421 of 4353.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202431.6278 of 44137.0%★★☆☆☆
202322.0394 of 44411.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8405 of 50319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202137.9293 of 48940.1%★★☆☆☆
201939.9292 of 48439.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.2247 of 46747.1%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202137.1301 of 49138.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.5339 of 38612.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1290 of 39226.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.1301 of 40325.3%★☆☆☆☆
202217.3354 of 40412.4%★☆☆☆☆
202127.9301 of 40124.9%★☆☆☆☆
201944.1217 of 39645.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.9288 of 39527.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.1249 of 34928.7%★☆☆☆☆
202426.5267 of 34823.3%★☆☆☆☆
202338.2226 of 34734.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.0206 of 34239.8%★★☆☆☆
202151.1161 of 28543.5%★★☆☆☆
201952.1197 of 35143.9%★★☆☆☆
201850.1221 of 34535.9%★★☆☆☆
201755.5199 of 34842.8%★★☆☆☆
201667.2128 of 35163.5%★★★☆☆
201572.1106 of 35470.1%★★★★☆
201454.5207 of 34740.3%★★☆☆☆
201360.7171 of 34450.3%★★★☆☆
201271.5102 of 34070.0%★★★★☆
201171.8112 of 34067.1%★★★☆☆
201067.3129 of 33561.5%★★★☆☆
200968.5118 of 32263.4%★★★☆☆
200866.6122 of 31961.8%★★★☆☆
200764.0120 of 31662.0%★★★☆☆
200656.7162 of 31448.4%★★☆☆☆
200560.2149 of 31152.1%★★★☆☆
200454.8166 of 30745.9%★★☆☆☆
200363.4123 of 30459.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202536.490 of 14839.2%★★☆☆☆
202427.6115 of 16028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202335.596 of 14232.4%★★☆☆☆
202215.4121 of 1339.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.5116 of 13715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.6119 of 13411.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202228.1206 of 29530.2%★★☆☆☆
201927.6221 of 29926.1%★☆☆☆☆
201851.9143 of 29952.2%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202537.052 of 8337.3%★★☆☆☆
202438.241 of 8652.3%★★★☆☆
202346.336 of 8457.1%★★★☆☆
202245.129 of 7762.3%★★★☆☆
201935.744 of 8246.3%★★☆☆☆
201813.573 of 775.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.0240 of 33728.8%★☆☆☆☆
202431.4240 of 34229.8%★★☆☆☆
202341.0212 of 33937.5%★★☆☆☆
202246.9194 of 34042.9%★★☆☆☆
202143.3182 of 28135.2%★★☆☆☆
201943.8221 of 34235.4%★★☆☆☆
201848.2225 of 33933.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202528.6175 of 24528.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1179 of 24928.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5189 of 24121.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.8139 of 21735.9%★★☆☆☆
201930.6142 of 20631.1%★★☆☆☆
201822.2157 of 19318.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202531.5234 of 33429.9%★★☆☆☆
202423.5271 of 33819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202343.9194 of 33842.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.8210 of 33236.7%★★☆☆☆
202145.5136 of 25346.2%★★☆☆☆
201940.3228 of 33030.9%★★☆☆☆
201850.2181 of 33045.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.3259 of 33923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202420.6277 of 34219.0%★☆☆☆☆
202332.1235 of 34331.5%★★☆☆☆
202238.0222 of 33934.5%★★☆☆☆
202156.6135 of 28152.0%★★★☆☆
201955.6173 of 34650.0%★★★☆☆
201842.9233 of 34332.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202525.664 of 8928.1%★☆☆☆☆
202431.363 of 8727.6%★★☆☆☆
20239.877 of 826.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.565 of 7816.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.5203 of 30232.8%★★☆☆☆
202418.6245 of 28915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202338.7159 of 30147.2%★★☆☆☆
202239.9213 of 33937.2%★★☆☆☆
202147.9135 of 26849.6%★★★☆☆
201936.9243 of 34830.2%★★☆☆☆
201838.3240 of 34430.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.2233 of 29821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5243 of 30219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202342.0177 of 30141.2%★★☆☆☆
202251.0153 of 30049.0%★★☆☆☆
202155.9122 of 24951.0%★★★☆☆
201954.1146 of 30251.7%★★★☆☆
201853.5165 of 30345.5%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Middle school
Tested In Person (2021)39th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)21st percentile~ school
Male (2025)18th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)12th percentile-8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school
Disabled (2022)9th percentile-17 vs school
Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-17 vs school
Asian (2025)<1st percentile-21 vs school
High school
African American (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+9 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)30th percentile-10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school
Female (2025)29th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile~ school
Male (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school
White (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Physics28%-16 vs state
English Language Arts22%-19 vs state
Civics22%-17 vs state
Science20%-21 vs state
Biology18%-21 vs state
Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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Students at Barnstable High are 48% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Barnstable High ranks 249th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,652 students attended Barnstable High.


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