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Barnstable Schools
Barnstable is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Barnstable County (Hyannis). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Barnstable on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Barnstable
8 of 9 schools in Barnstable carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2D: 3F: 1
Best schools in Barnstable
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ West Villages Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Centerville Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Barnstable Community Innovation School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- West Barnstable Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Barnstable United Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Barnstable High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Barnstable Intermediate School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Hyannis West Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Barnstable
High schools (1)
- D+ Barnstable High, Hyannis
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Barnstable Intermediate School, Hyannis
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- D+ Barnstable United Elementary School, Marston Mills
- B- Centerville Elementary, Centerville
- Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center, Hyannis
- F Hyannis West Elementary, Hyannis
- C- West Barnstable Elementary, West Barnstable
- B+ West Villages Elementary School, Marstons Mills
Other schools and academies (1)
- C+ Barnstable Community Innovation School, Hyannis
Where Barnstable schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Centerville (1)
- Marstons Mills (1)
- West Barnstable (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Barnstable County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,817 students with 431 full-time-equivalent teachers and 884 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2502310
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sandwich (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Mashpee (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Dennis-Yarmouth (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Bourne (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Falmouth (7 schools, 13 mi)
- Wareham (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Monomoy Regional School District (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Plymouth (12 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Barnstable
How many schools are in Barnstable?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Barnstable, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Barnstable serve?
The largest by graded schools: Centerville, Marstons Mills, West Barnstable.
How good are the schools in Barnstable?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 35% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.1%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Barnstable?
4,817 students were enrolled in Barnstable in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Barnstable?
Barnstable is in Massachusetts, based in Barnstable County, with its district office in Hyannis. Its boundary covers about 59.9 sq mi.