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C−

Kennedy-Longfellow

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

158 Spring Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 · (617) 349-6841 · Part of Cambridge School District

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

Students
215
Students per teacher
7:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Kennedy-Longfellow

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.5% 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–5Kennedy-LongfellowYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 49.3%

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

158 Spring Street, Cambridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K13
Kindergarten37
Grade 136
Grade 230
Grade 325
Grade 436
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
243’20
203’21
184’22
220’23
215’24

Down 11.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 37%Hispanic 22%Asian 22%White 15%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kennedy-Longfellow from Cambridge families.

Other schools in Cambridge School District

The district →

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.