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Putnam Avenue Upper School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

100 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 · (617) 349-7780 · Part of Cambridge School District

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

Directions
Students
283
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Putnam Avenue Upper School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020–21
  • 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
6–8Putnam Avenue Upper SchoolYou are here
9–12Cambridge Rindge and Latin2,072 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 697
Grade 796
Grade 890
Enrollment over time
261’20
262’21
251’22
270’23
283’24

Up 8.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 28%Black 26%Asian 20%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 10%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Putnam Avenue Upper School from Cambridge families.

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Morse
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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.