Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 7 · South Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts enrolled 477 students in 2024-25 with 45.3 full-time teachers, 10.5 students per teacher against the Massachusetts middle-school median of 11.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 26% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

476 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 477 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.7 to 45.3.

Students enrolled at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-234762023-244452024-25477
Students enrolled at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-234762023-244452024-25477
Students enrolled at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-234762023-244452024-25477
Students enrolled at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School by school year2022-23: 476, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 47702004006002022-234762023-244452024-25477
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347646.710.2
2023-2444543.110.3
2024-2547745.310.5

10.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Massachusetts middle schools

Among the 299 Massachusetts middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 10.5; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 10.5; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 10.5; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 10.5; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.5state median 11.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 143 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School enrolled 428 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 143 of the 428 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.9% of students were White, 14.0% Black, 13.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White63.9%
  2. Black14.0%
  3. Hispanic13.8%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. Asian2.5%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2241%37%43.7%
Math, 2022-2326%31% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School

  1. Barnstable Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.5 miles away: 642 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  2. Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.2 miles away: 251 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).9.2 mi
  3. Compare Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School with Barnstable Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District spends per student$25,332 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,332
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsDennis-Yarmouth Middle School is the number 181 by size of 300 Massachusetts middle schools open in 2024-25.#181 of 300
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.5 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.5 for middle schools.10.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School

  1. How many students attend Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?
    477 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 476 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in South Yarmouth, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School?
    10.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for middle schools is 11.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School a Title I school?
    Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 26% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School in?
    Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District, NCES district ID 2504140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250414000562 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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