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Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School

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Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School ranks 253 rd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-7

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School is a public middle school serving 445 students in grades 6-7 in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Dennis-Yarmouth school district, which is ranked 266 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 37.87% in ELA and 29.91% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with proficiency rates ranging from 26.89% to 40.94% in ELA and 23.46% to 29.91% in Math. Compared to nearby schools like Nauset Regional Middle and Monomoy Regional Middle School, Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School's academic performance is generally lower.

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students generally outperforming male students, and English Language Learners and students with disabilities tending to perform better than the overall school. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance remains below the state average, suggesting the need for more effective instructional strategies and targeted interventions to address the specific needs of its diverse student population.

477

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,499

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

286 Station Avenue
South Yarmouth, MA 02664

(508) 778-7979

District: Dennis-Yarmouth

Students who attend Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High

Feeder schools for Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School:

Elementary:	Ezra H Baker Innovation School
	Marguerite E Small Elementary
	Station Avenue Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.9%

African American:

14.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

Massachusetts avg41%

253^rd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

266^th of 348Dennis-Yarmouth among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	253 of 484	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	326 of 493	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	291 of 501	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	264 of 497	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	255 of 501	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	275 of 498	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	323 of 484	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	310 of 487	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	292 of 482	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.0	271 of 441	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.4	338 of 455	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	359 of 455	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	351 of 455	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.3	287 of 449	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.6	287 of 434	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.5	204 of 409	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	182 of 407	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	188 of 399	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.9	201 of 399	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.2	166 of 356	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.1	197 of 344	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	53.6	165 of 339	51.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	68 of 206	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	155 of 202	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	158 of 209	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	176 of 212	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	116 of 193	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	62 of 195	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	82 of 172	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	241 of 445	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	264 of 431	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	267 of 424	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	266 of 417	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	31 of 181	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	63 of 180	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	40 of 155	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	12 of 154	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	53.7	26 of 135	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	29 of 138	79.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	222 of 473	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	290 of 481	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	279 of 489	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	238 of 494	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	222 of 483	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	275 of 478	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	327 of 463	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	185 of 376	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	238 of 378	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	135 of 364	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	100 of 368	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.1	162 of 335	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	104 of 322	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	103 of 309	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	218 of 464	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	264 of 469	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	221 of 481	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	191 of 489	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	142 of 462	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	156 of 452	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	281 of 438	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	287 of 473	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	345 of 483	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	285 of 489	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	279 of 497	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	264 of 485	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	273 of 478	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	296 of 466	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	16.9	88 of 110	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	67 of 102	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	43 of 92	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	57 of 87	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.0	80 of 84	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	166 of 435	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	345 of 441	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	266 of 444	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	191 of 503	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	152 of 489	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	164 of 484	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	275 of 467	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	47.3	252 of 491	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	51.7	136 of 339	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	255 of 386	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	301 of 392	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	296 of 403	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	239 of 404	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	225 of 401	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	273 of 396	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	312 of 395	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+14 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)60th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)49th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-4 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School	Public	6-7	286 Station Avenue	South Yarmouth	02664	Barnstable County	Dennis-Yarmouth	No	No	No	No	(508) 778-7979	477	45	10.5		305 (63.9%)	67 (14.0%)	66 (13.8%)	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.4%)	41.8	253^rd of 484 public middle schools	47.7%		30.9	326^th of 493 public middle schools	33.9%	73		44.7	30.1		37.9		38.0	20.6		29.9					$23,499
Barnstable Intermediate School	Public	6-7	895 Falmouth Road	Hyannis	02601	Barnstable County	Barnstable	No	No	No	No	(508) 790-6460	642	63	10.1		298 (46.4%)	69 (10.7%)	199 (31.0%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.2%)	23.1	370^th of 484 public middle schools	23.6%		27.6	346^th of 493 public middle schools	29.8%	24		20.8	23.2		22.0		27.1	22.1		24.5					$23,199
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	195 Route 137	East Harwich	02645	Barnstable County	Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 408-7994	251	21	11.7		222 (88.4%)	7 (2.8%)	13 (5.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	62.2	169^th of 484 public middle schools	65.1%		51.1	218^th of 493 public middle schools	55.8%	49		52.4	50.6	57.8	53.6		36.1	33.3	31.0	33.5		38.1	38.1	58.3	$16,778
Monomoy Regional Middle School	Public	5-7	425 Crowell Road	Chatham	02633	Barnstable County	Monomoy Regional School District	No	No	No	No	(508) 945-5140	395	40	9.7		281 (71.1%)	26 (6.6%)	50 (12.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	69.3	133^rd of 484 public middle schools	72.5%		68	140^th of 493 public middle schools	71.6%	7	39.1	44.6	53.0		45.9	46.6	58.8	41.0		48.8	64.4		64.4		$25,898
Nauset Regional Middle	Public	6-8	70 Route 28	Orleans	02653	Barnstable County	Nauset	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 255-0016	455	53	8.6		359 (78.9%)	28 (6.2%)	35 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	60.8	173^rd of 484 public middle schools	64.3%		63.6	162^nd of 493 public middle schools	67.1%	11		49.3	48.4	61.2	53.6		42.3	42.5	22.6	34.9		46.3	46.3	37.8	$30,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School

How many students attend Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School.

What district is Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School in?

Dennis-Yarmouth

What is the racial makeup of Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?

Students at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School are 64% White, 14% African American, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School usually go on to attend Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High

Is Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School a good school?

Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School ranks 253^rd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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