SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.
Barnstable is the largest town on Cape Cod, serving as the county seat of Barnstable County and encompassing seven distinct villages including the popular seaside community of Hyannis. The town blends year-round residential neighborhoods with summer tourism, featuring miles of coastline along Cape Cod Bay and Nantucket Sound. Barnstable High School, founded in 1767, is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States.
How it compares
What stands out
+Best of its categories: College plans, in the bottom 45% statewide. 75% of graduates plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college, vs 72% statewide.
!Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 13% statewide.
↑Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has risen from 50% in 2022 to 75.1% in 2025.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 48.3% in 2022 to 26.2% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 28% · #243
SAT
Below averagebottom 26% · #250
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 15% · #281
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 13% · #287
AP results
Below averagebottom 27% · #235
Graduation
Below averagebottom 17% · #276
College plans
Averagebottom 45% · #185
The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank
SAT
Average total score1050in 2025 · MA avg 1091
41 points below the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingWorse than average
This school
541
MA avg
556
MathWorse than average
This school
509
MA avg
535
171 students took the SAT.
"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.
MCAS (10th grade)
Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
English Language Arts25%in 2026 · state 45%
20 points below the state
Math20%in 2026 · state 44%
24 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average
This school
20%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)486 · 482 · 479
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)19th · 15th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)51 · 42
345 students took 611 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average
This school
64.8%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
80.1%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate85%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
7 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
7.4%
MA avg
4.3%
4.7% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college75%in 2025 · state 72%
3 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 326 graduates
4-year public college
55.5%
4-year private college
19.6%
Work
9.5%
Other / unknown
7.7%
Other post-secondary
5.2%
Military
2.5%
Students
Who attends
White
48.2%
Hispanic/Latino
32.9%
Black/African American
11%
Multi-Race
5.2%
Asian
1.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
48.5% female · 51% male · 0.4% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
65.7%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
52.9%
MA avg
39%
English learnersHigher than average
This school
18.8%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
97.2%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
76%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
88.5%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
10.6MA avg 11.8
155.3 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateAbout average
This school
91.9%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
26.2%
MA avg
22.3%
13.8 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 3.8% out-of-school, 5.5% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.2% referred to law enforcement
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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