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Cambridge School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cambridge.

Cambridge’s School Grade B better than 63% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
7,027
Schools
17
Spent per student
$40,789
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Cambridge School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 54% more per student than the MA average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BCambridge 122,588

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cambridge. Grade by grade →

PK–510 elementary schoolsThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Cambridge Rindge and LatinThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency49%
State average 40.7% · 2,952 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 43.7% · 2,979 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 89.2% · 485 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$40,789 per student · 54% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 42%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 17%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,678’20
6,612’21
6,627’22
6,915’23
7,027’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 35%Black 23%Asian 15%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 12%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

17 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Amigos School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cambridge
B
413 students11:1
King Open
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
C+
391 students10:1
Graham and Parks
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B+
367 students11:1
Maria L. Baldwin
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A
360 students11:1
Martin Luther King Jr.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A
340 students10:1
Morse
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B+
328 students10:1
Peabody
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A−
314 students11:1
John M Tobin
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A
291 students11:1
Cambridgeport
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B
263 students10:1
Haggerty
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B
250 students8:1
Fletcher/Maynard Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B−
249 students7:1
Kennedy-Longfellow
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
C−
215 students7:1
Cambridge Street Upper School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambridge
C
301 students8:1
Vassal Lane Upper School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambridge
B
298 students7:1
Rindge Avenue Upper School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambridge
B+
292 students9:1
Putnam Avenue Upper School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambridge
C+
283 students9:1
Cambridge Rindge and Latin
High · Grades 9–12 · Cambridge
A−
2,072 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington School DistrictArlington
$22,282per student
Belmont School DistrictBelmont
$20,051per student
Boston School DistrictBoston
$39,929per student
Somerville School DistrictSomerville
$30,512per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.