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Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6Charter

21 Notre Dame Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02142 · (617) 497-7771

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

Directions
Students
352
Students per teacher
19:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

21 Notre Dame Avenue, Cambridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K24
Kindergarten40
Grade 149
Grade 249
Grade 348
Grade 450
Grade 550
Grade 642
Enrollment over time
344’20
329’21
332’22
346’23
352’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%White 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School from Cambridge families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Cambridge’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.