West Dennis’s public schools score below 64% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools West Dennis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
West Dennis’s schools, in brief
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School and Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High. Dennis and Yarmouth send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the two towns on its borders, West Dennis ranks 1st of 3. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How West Dennis compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Massachusetts’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Massachusetts only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Dennis.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
West Dennis vs. its neighbors
West Dennis’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Massachusetts districts.
Every school in West Dennis
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What West Dennis families are saying about school.
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Colleges near West Dennis
There’s no college in West Dennis, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Cape Cod Community College in Barnstable Town, 9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of West Dennis. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.