Dennis-Yarmouth
1 high school and 3 elementary schools in our rankings
Students from Dennis and Yarmouth attend Dennis-Yarmouth schools, including Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School.
Ranks #200 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Dennis-Yarmouth is a regional school district serving the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Both towns sit along the Nantucket Sound coast of the Cape, and the district's regional high school, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High, serves students from both communities. Dennis is known for its historic village centers, Cape Cod Bay beaches, and the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, while Yarmouth is noted for its harbor-side villages and proximity to the Bass River. Both towns have strong seasonal tourism economies, and the Cape's year-round character is reflected in the district's mix of permanent residents and summer homeowners.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 43% of districts. 34% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 12% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 35% in 2022 to 24.3% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Dennis-Yarmouth
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.2% female · 51.8% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 259 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
13.2 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 6.8% missed 20% or more of school days
About the towns
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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