Yarmouth High School is a four-year public high school in Yarmouth, Maine

Yarmouth, Maine

Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, located approximately ten to fifteen miles north of Portland. Its population was 8,349 at the 2010 census....

, as part of the Yarmouth Schools

Yarmouth Schools (Maine)

Yarmouth Schools is a school district in Yarmouth, Maine. The schools are: William H. Rowe School , Yarmouth Elementary School , Harrison Middle School , and the Yarmouth High School...

 district.

Yarmouth High School in a newly finished and renovated building consists of a 500-seat auditorium, a student union/cafeteria, and a new office area that has guidance counselors, the social worker, the substance abuse counselor, the athletic director, the nurse, and the administrative officers.

There were about 520 students enrolled for 2008–2009. Eighty-five percent of seniors go on to college and university studies. There were 52 teachers including all counselors, social workers, special educators, and technology and library specialists.

Yarmouth High is widely recognized as one of the strongest schools in the state academically and athletically.

Awards and recognition

During the 1986–87 school year, Yarmouth Junior-Senior High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School

Blue Ribbon Schools Program

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 Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education

United States Department of Education

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, the highest award an American school can receive. Since renamed, Yarmouth High School was recognized again as a Blue Ribbon School during the 2005–06 school year.

Each year Newsweek

Newsweek

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ranks the top 5% of schools in the country. There are over 27,000 high schools throughout the country and Newsweek ranks the top 1,300 by what is called the AP Challenge Index. Yarmouth High School has ranked 303 in 2006, 345 in 2007, 275 in 2008, 176 in 2009, and 239 in 2010. (Yarmouth High School was not ranked in 2011, possibly due to Newsweek's decision to change their ranking methodology to include six components: graduation rate (25%), college matriculation rate (25%), AP tests taken per graduate (25%), average SAT/ACT scores (10%), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10%), and AP courses offered (5%).)

Demographics

As of 2008, Yarmouth High School had 506 students.

• 497 (98%) were Caucasian
  Caucasian race
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• 4 (Less than 1%) were Asian
  Asian people
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• 2 (Less than 1%) were Hispanic
  Hispanic and Latino Americans
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• 2 (Less than 1%) were African-American
• 1 (Less than 1%) were Native American
  Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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Athletics/extracurricular activities

To participate in any athletic activity in Yarmouth schools, students must obey the Honor Code.

Fall Sports:
Football,
Cross Country,
Crew,
Field Hockey,
Golf,
Soccer,
Sailing,
Volleyball

Winter Sports:
Basketball,
Dance,
Nordic & Alpine Skiing

Alpine skiing

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,
Swimming,
Indoor Track,
Ice Hockey

Spring Sports:
Lacrosse,
Baseball,
Softball,
Tennis,
Sailing,
Outdoor Track,
Crew

Falmouth-Yarmouth Rivalry:
Yarmouth has a huge rivalry with Falmouth High School (Maine)

Falmouth High School (Maine)

Falmouth High School is a public high school located in the town of Falmouth, Maine. The school serves roughly 720 students in grades 9–12. Located on the Woodville Road Campus, the current Falmouth High School was completed in 2001, and opened for the 2001–2002 school year...

 which is down the road. Academically and athletically.
The most notable sports at Yarmouth High School are lacrosse

Lacrosse

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, soccer, and skiing

Skiing

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. These teams have claimed a large number of state titles in the past few years. Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Ice Hockey and Football are on the rise of championships. More recently, the 2011 girl's volleyball as well.