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Vassal Lane Upper School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

158 Spring Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 · (617) 349-6550 · Part of Cambridge School District

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

Directions
Students
298
Students per teacher
7:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Vassal Lane Upper School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 7 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Cambridge kids: Cambridge Rindge and Latin

On the path

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

PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Vassal Lane Upper SchoolYou are here
9–12Cambridge Rindge and Latin2,072 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

158 Spring Street, Cambridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6108
Grade 796
Grade 894
Enrollment over time
291’20
290’21
273’22
258’23
298’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Black 27%Asian 17%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vassal Lane Upper School from Cambridge families.

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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.