Barnstable High High School
744 West Main St
Hyannis MA, 02601, Barnstable County
Phone: 508-790-6445
Ranking:
(178 out of 298, bottom 40%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Barnstable School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 145 | 150 | 149 | 150 | 147 | 129 | 132 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,904 | 1,944 | 2,010 | 2,030 | 2,120 | 1,705 | 1,759 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 393 | 20.6% | 393 | 20.2% | 421 | 20.9% | 403 | 19.9% | 413 | 19.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 9: | 401 | 21.1% | 435 | 22.4% | 409 | 20.3% | 428 | 21.1% | 456 | 21.5% | 471 | 27.6% | 431 | 24.5% |
Grade 10: | 378 | 19.9% | 368 | 18.9% | 354 | 17.6% | 407 | 20.0% | 449 | 21.2% | 391 | 22.9% | 460 | 26.2% |
Grade 11: | 381 | 20.0% | 376 | 19.3% | 407 | 20.2% | 456 | 22.5% | 399 | 18.8% | 472 | 27.7% | 443 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 338 | 17.8% | 361 | 18.6% | 405 | 20.1% | 325 | 16.0% | 387 | 18.3% | 363 | 21.3% | 414 | 23.5% |
Ungraded: | 13 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.6% | 14 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.5% | 16 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.5% | 11 | 0.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 930 | 48.8% | 963 | 49.5% | 979 | 48.7% | 1,016 | 50.0% | 1,063 | 50.1% | 843 | 49.4% | 834 | 47.4% |
Female: | 974 | 51.2% | 981 | 50.5% | 1,031 | 51.3% | 1,014 | 50.0% | 1,057 | 49.9% | 862 | 50.6% | 853 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.0% | 24 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.1% | 30 | 1.4% | 19 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 52 | 2.7% | 55 | 2.8% | 53 | 2.6% | 46 | 2.3% | 36 | 1.7% | 24 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 136 | 7.1% | 119 | 6.1% | 105 | 5.2% | 107 | 5.3% | 126 | 5.9% | 106 | 6.2% | 113 | 6.4% |
Black: | 104 | 5.5% | 103 | 5.3% | 92 | 4.6% | 100 | 4.9% | 103 | 4.9% | 88 | 5.2% | 93 | 5.3% |
White: | 1,512 | 79.4% | 1,570 | 80.8% | 1,652 | 82.2% | 1,673 | 82.4% | 1,730 | 81.6% | 1,385 | 81.2% | 1,454 | 82.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 73 | 3.8% | 74 | 3.8% | 76 | 3.8% | 72 | 3.5% | 85 | 4.0% | 73 | 4.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 507 | 26.6% | 577 | 29.7% | 550 | 27.4% | 484 | 23.8% | 447 | 21.1% | 297 | 17.4% | 195 | 11.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 5.1% | 132 | 6.8% | 122 | 6.1% | 126 | 6.2% | 167 | 7.9% | 111 | 6.5% | 68 | 3.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.12 | 12.96 | 13.53 | 13.55 | 14.39 | 13.20 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69.9% | 69.2% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 81% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 83% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 89% | 87% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59.4% | 58.5% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 59% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 69% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 67% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 75% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 77% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 76% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 83% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 73% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 73% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 73% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 85% | 83% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78% | 71% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 79% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 79% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 82% | 81% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 81% | 78% |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 49% | 51% |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 44% | 52% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 44% | 52% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 51% | 54% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% | 40% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 42% | 39% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 43% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 49% | 39% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 68% | 67% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 73% | 70% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 62% | 61% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 78% | 74% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 77% | 74% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 71% | 69% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 70% | 68% | 35% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 93% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 97% | 97% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 98% | 98% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 94% | 94% | 63% |
2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 93% | 92% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Barnstable High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.