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Cambridge Street Upper School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

840 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 · (617) 349-3050 · Part of Cambridge School District

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

Students
301
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Cambridge Street Upper School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 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
6–8Cambridge Street Upper SchoolYou are here
9–12Cambridge Rindge and Latin2,072 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
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).

840 Cambridge Street, Cambridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 691
Grade 7118
Grade 892
Enrollment over time
304’20
279’21
293’22
304’23
301’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 34%Black 32%Two or more races 13%Hispanic 12%Asian 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cambridge Street Upper School 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.