Cambridge

Summary:

The Cambridge school district in Massachusetts consists of 17 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving a diverse student population. The data reveals several standout schools that are outperforming the state and district averages, as well as some schools with room for improvement.

Maria L. Baldwin Elementary School and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School are two of the top-performing elementary schools, ranking 7th and 15th out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively. Both schools have exceptional test scores, with over 75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. At the middle school level, Rindge Avenue Upper School stands out, ranking 65th out of 493 Massachusetts middle schools and having 66.42% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 57.19% in Mathematics.

The Cambridge school district as a whole is performing well, with a 4-star rating and ranking 101st out of 351 districts in Massachusetts. The district's high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, stands out with a 94.0% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.1% dropout rate. However, some schools, such as Fletcher/Maynard Academy and Kennedy-Longfellow, have significantly lower test scores compared to the other schools in the district, indicating potential areas for improvement and targeted support.

District Detail

135 Berkshire St
Cambridge, MA 02141

(617) 349-6494

SchoolDigger Rank:
101^st of 351 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,627

Primary Schools: 12
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cambridgeport	Public	PK, KG-5	89 Elm Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6587	255	27	9.5		131 (51.4%)	42 (16.5%)	17 (6.7%)	28 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.3%)	80.8	172^nd of 916 public elementary schools	81.2%		89.5	81^st of 928 public elementary schools	91.3%	91	60.5	51.5	54.1					55.8	70.5	62.5	54.1					62.8	62.2			62.2			$31,938	$484	$31,454
King Open	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6540	371	40	9.3		136 (36.7%)	84 (22.6%)	50 (13.5%)	49 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (14.0%)	54.6	420^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.1%		43.7	529^th of 928 public elementary schools	43.0%	109	68.0	40.8	31.8					47.6	60.0	46.9	31.8					46.9	27.3			27.3			$35,256	$789	$34,467
Maria L. Baldwin	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Oxford Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6525	340	36	9.5		195 (57.4%)	34 (10.0%)	31 (9.1%)	31 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (14.4%)	96.7	7^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.2%		90.1	75^th of 928 public elementary schools	91.9%	68	86.0	86.1	76.6					82.9	88.0	79.1	78.7					82.1	74.5			74.5			$32,504	$484	$32,019
Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Public	9-12	459 Broadway Ave	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6630	1,867	215	8.6		689 (36.9%)	487 (26.1%)	283 (15.2%)	207 (11.1%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (9.9%)	62.9	141^st of 348 public high schools	59.5%		70.2	112^th of 347 public high schools	67.7%	29							62.9								60.6				47.1		20.0	53.6	$32,729	$539	$32,190
Graham and Parks	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Linnaean Street	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6577	362	35	10.2		190 (52.5%)	49 (13.5%)	33 (9.1%)	60 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.3%)	75.9	235^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.3%		78.6	195^th of 928 public elementary schools	79.0%	40	54.0	58.5	48.9					53.6	44.0	68.3	63.8					58.0	63.8			63.8			$32,848	$484	$32,364
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	232	29	8.1		105 (45.3%)	37 (15.9%)	22 (9.5%)	52 (22.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	69.9	280^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.4%		80.6	183^rd of 928 public elementary schools	80.3%	97	51.4	66.7	50.0					55.0	56.8	65.2	50.0					56.7	38.7			38.7			$34,911	$484	$34,427
John M Tobin	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Broadway	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6600	320	30	10.5		127 (39.7%)	76 (23.8%)	25 (7.8%)	51 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.8%)	90.4	67^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.5	42^nd of 928 public elementary schools	95.5%	25	54.6	67.7	85.3					69.3	69.7	82.4	69.7					74.0	69.7			69.7			$32,016	$484	$31,531
Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6562	332	35	9.4		77 (23.2%)	40 (12.0%)	14 (4.2%)	119 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (24.7%)	95.6	15^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.2	4^th of 928 public elementary schools	99.6%	11	73.3	81.4	79.5					78.0	86.7	93.0	74.4					85.0	66.7			66.7			$36,282	$484	$35,797
Kennedy-Longfellow	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6841	184	31	5.9		42 (22.8%)	43 (23.4%)	40 (21.7%)	44 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	19.5	746^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.6%		30.5	652^nd of 928 public elementary schools	29.7%	94	13.6	26.5	7.7					17.1	18.2	41.2	22.2					28.9	14.8			14.8			$40,553	$875	$39,678
Morse	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Granite Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6575	294	37	7.9		132 (44.9%)	75 (25.5%)	26 (8.8%)	28 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	79.9	186^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.7%		80.8	179^th of 928 public elementary schools	80.7%	7	68.9	60.6	51.5					61.3	68.9	66.7	47.1					61.6	50.0			50.0			$35,553	$796	$34,757
Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	318	27	11.7		143 (45.0%)	76 (23.9%)	26 (8.2%)	48 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	76.7	229^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.0%		89.3	84^th of 928 public elementary schools	90.9%	145	47.6	65.9	60.0					58.0	42.9	68.2	60.0					57.3	60.0			60.0			$33,306	$484	$32,822
Fletcher/Maynard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Windsor Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6588	254	34	7.3		26 (10.2%)	131 (51.6%)	53 (20.9%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	28.2	652^nd of 916 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.9	607^th of 928 public elementary schools	34.6%	45	34.4	15.6	29.0					26.3	37.5	37.5	25.8					33.7	25.8			25.8			$40,576	$879	$39,697
Amigos School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Upton Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6567	407	38	10.6		140 (34.4%)	19 (4.7%)	204 (50.1%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	83.3	139^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.8%		84.5	140^th of 928 public elementary schools	84.9%	1	66.7	50.0	69.1	61.9	56.8	75.6		63.9	64.3	50.0	71.4	54.8	62.2	68.3		62.2	64.3	63.4		63.9			$29,062	$484	$28,578
Rindge Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-4060	274	32	8.6		135 (49.3%)	61 (22.3%)	26 (9.5%)	28 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.7%)	86.9	65^th of 493 public middle schools	86.8%		83.3	79^th of 501 public middle schools	84.2%	14				62.4	65.3	72.1		66.4				49.5	61.9	60.2		57.2		55.2		55.2			$32,434	$484	$31,949
Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	273	43	6.3		101 (37.0%)	65 (23.8%)	30 (11.0%)	48 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	67	143^rd of 493 public middle schools	71.0%		74.9	118^th of 501 public middle schools	76.4%	25				52.8	42.4	55.2		49.6				38.4	45.9	47.0		43.8		38.5		38.5			$32,963	$484	$32,479
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	840 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-3050	293	34	8.5		116 (39.6%)	79 (27.0%)	34 (11.6%)	32 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	53.8	202^nd of 493 public middle schools	59.0%		55.8	199^th of 501 public middle schools	60.3%	3				41.9	27.6	59.3		42.8				28.6	29.4	47.1		34.6		40.0		40.0			$33,606	$712	$32,893
Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	100 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-7780	251	37	6.8		66 (26.3%)	77 (30.7%)	31 (12.4%)	40 (15.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.5%)	76.3	107^th of 493 public middle schools	78.3%		65	155^th of 501 public middle schools	69.1%	48				65.5	57.3	51.3		58.2				50.6	60.0	49.4		53.3		34.2		34.2			$34,089	$938	$33,151

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	0.2 mi	1
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)	0.65 mi	1	125^th
Somerville	0.68 mi	11	216^th
Boston	1.65 mi	112	305^th
MATCH Charter Public School (District)	1.68 mi	1

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