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Martin Luther King Jr.

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

102 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 · (617) 349-6562 · Part of Cambridge School District

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

Directions
Students
340
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cambridge kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Cambridge kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Martin Luther King Jr.You are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
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 ↗

102 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten57
Grade 161
Grade 250
Grade 347
Grade 448
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
299’20
323’21
332’22
328’23
340’24

Up 13.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 37%Two or more races 27%White 21%Black 11%Hispanic 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Martin Luther King Jr. from Cambridge families.

Other schools in Cambridge School District

The district →
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
Morse
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
B+
328 students10:1
Peabody
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A−
314 students11:1

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.