Summary:
ZIP code 02601 covers Hyannis on Cape Cod, and it contains two public high schools serving different grade spans: Barnstable High, a district school serving grades 8–12 with 1,652 students, and Sturgis Charter Public School, a charter school serving grades 9–12 with 825 students — together about 2,477 students, though Barnstable's count includes grade 8. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are not reported for either school, so socioeconomic context is not available here.
Sturgis Charter Public School is the standout. It ranks 59 of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–26 (83rd percentile, 4 stars), and was similarly placed in 2024–25 and 2023–24; its district, Sturgis Charter Public (District), ranks #51 of 351. It reports a 98.0% graduation rate and a 1.0% dropout rate, and its 2025–26 proficiency is above the state in every subject reported: 74.38% in 10th-grade ELA (state 45.48%), 68.63% in 10th-grade math (state 43.73%), 58.38% in 10th-grade science (state 40.50%), and 51.18% in Biology end-of-course (state 37.68%).
Barnstable High is about twice as large and serves a wider grade span, but its outcomes trail. It ranks 292 of 353 (17th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–26 and earned 1 star in each year shown. Its 84.0% graduation rate and 8.5% dropout rate are weaker than Sturgis's, and its proficiency is below the state in every subject: 24.71% in 10th-grade ELA and 19.76% in 10th-grade math in 2025–26. Notably, Barnstable reports more spending per student ($18,825 vs. $16,561 in 2020–21) and a higher student-teacher ratio (10.6 vs. 9.3). Because Barnstable serves grades 8–12, its all-grade scores include 8th graders, so 10th-grade and end-of-course figures are the fairest comparison.
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