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Haggerty

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Haggerty ranks 193 rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Haggerty is an elementary school located in Cambridge, MA that serves 229 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school consistently performs above the state average on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 57.55% of Haggerty students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 60.38% proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.53% and 40.74% statewide, respectively.

Haggerty's academic performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as female, white, and low socioeconomic status students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 154 out of 869 Haggerty elementary schools for female students in ELA and 141 out of 736 for low socioeconomic status students in Math. The school has also shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 535 out of 942 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 193 out of 906 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby elementary schools in the Cambridge and surrounding districts, Haggerty performs comparably or better, outperforming the Cambridge district average in both ELA and Math. The school's academic achievements, improvement over time, and strong performance relative to its peers make it a standout elementary school in the area.

250

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,237

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

110 Cushing Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 349-6555

District: Cambridge

Students who attend Haggerty usually attend:

Middle:	Cambridge Street Upper School
	Putnam Avenue Upper School
	Rindge Avenue Upper School
	Vassal Lane Upper School
High:	Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.8%

Asian:

25.2%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Massachusetts avg41%

193^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Cambridge

81^st of 348Cambridge among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	193 of 906	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	280 of 916	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.6	183 of 928	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	259 of 932	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	280 of 936	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	535 of 942	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	455 of 934	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.6	694 of 938	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	61.0	383 of 932	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	408 of 914	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.5	406 of 926	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.9	249 of 928	73.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	266 of 930	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	54.7	460 of 924	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.7	528 of 920	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	454 of 909	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	370 of 908	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.3	422 of 911	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.2	521 of 911	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.4	606 of 887	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.2	628 of 882	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.3	691 of 884	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	54.5	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	74.1	110 of 672	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	227 of 665	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	154 of 869	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	205 of 886	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	234 of 887	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	230 of 901	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	422 of 902	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	372 of 893	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	141 of 736	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	43.6	427 of 760	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	83.6	61 of 757	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	50.3	359 of 772	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	451 of 700	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	439 of 685	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	253 of 884	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	378 of 891	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.6	119 of 896	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	286 of 908	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	551 of 907	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	473 of 898	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	59.1	231 of 731	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	388 of 905	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	497 of 896	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	351 of 886	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	106 of 737	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	320 of 753	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	251 of 762	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	239 of 764	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	385 of 780	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	394 of 772	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)86th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)44th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%+20 vs state

Science60%+18 vs state

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	250	30	8.3		87 (34.8%)	47 (18.8%)	26 (10.4%)	63 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	79	193^rd of 906 public elementary schools	78.7%		69.9	280^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.4%	87	62.5	51.0	64.0				57.6	65.6	61.2	52.0				60.4	60.0		60.0		$39,237
Mary Lee Burbank	Public	K-3	266 School Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5500	238	18	13.2		134 (56.3%)	9 (3.8%)	10 (4.2%)	73 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)								(n/a)	82.1						82.1	89.4						89.4					$20,065
Hosmer	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Concord Rd	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7740	758	71	10.7		393 (51.8%)	54 (7.1%)	158 (20.8%)	67 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (11.1%)	66.7	312^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.6%		72.6	263^rd of 916 public elementary schools	71.3%	49	49.0	47.1	53.2				49.6	47.5	51.8	53.2				50.6	59.5		59.5		$23,811
Roger E Wellington	Public	PK, KG-3	121 Orchard Street	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 993-5600	426	32	13.2		245 (57.5%)	33 (7.7%)	29 (6.8%)	76 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)								(n/a)	61.6						61.6	58.0						58.0					$19,979
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02142	Middlesex County	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	352	19	18.5		9 (2.6%)	296 (84.1%)	22 (6.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	95.7	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%		96	12^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.7%	1	80.9	71.4	76.0	90.5			79.3	91.5	79.6	76.0	90.5			84.0	68.0		68.0		$21,891
Graham and Parks	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Linnaean Street	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6577	367	33	11.1		156 (42.5%)	66 (18.0%)	28 (7.6%)	86 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	77.9	206^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.9	235^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.3%	29	51.2	53.1	57.9				53.9	63.4	56.3	69.2				62.5	61.5		61.5		$33,764
Gardner Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Athol Street	Allston	02134	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8365	364	38	9.4		44 (12.1%)	50 (13.7%)	235 (64.6%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	19.4	746^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.7%		25.2	693^rd of 916 public elementary schools	24.3%	53	22.2	25.0	13.9	33.3	19.4	31.3	24.2	19.4	22.2	10.8	38.5	14.7	18.8	21.0	10.8	12.5	11.6	15.6	$36,314
Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	314	28	11.2		128 (40.8%)	80 (25.5%)	20 (6.4%)	48 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	77.1	216^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.2%		76.7	229^th of 916 public elementary schools	75.0%	13	63.4	41.5	68.2				57.9	53.7	56.1	53.5				54.4	77.3		77.3		$35,462
James Russell Lowell	Public	PK, KG-5	123 Lowell Ave.	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7770	422	43	9.7		230 (54.5%)	11 (2.6%)	92 (21.8%)	54 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)	78.1	201^st of 906 public elementary schools	77.8%		79.2	191^st of 916 public elementary schools	79.1%	10	55.9	65.4	55.1				58.2	54.4	57.7	60.3				57.5	61.8		61.8		$28,031
Winn Brook	Public	K-3	97 Waterhouse Rd	Belmont	02478	Middlesex County	Belmont	No	No	No	No	(617) 993-5700	304	24	12.8		152 (50.0%)	16 (5.3%)	17 (5.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.9%)								(n/a)	75.9						75.9	79.3						79.3					$17,670

Frequently Asked Questions about Haggerty

What schools do graduates of Haggerty attend?

Students who attend Haggerty usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cambridge Street Upper School
Middle : Putnam Avenue Upper School
Middle : Rindge Avenue Upper School
Middle : Vassal Lane Upper School
High : Cambridge Rindge and Latin

What district is Haggerty in?

Cambridge

How many students attend Haggerty?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Haggerty.

What is the racial makeup of Haggerty?

Students at Haggerty are 35% White, 25% Asian, 19% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

Is Haggerty a good school?

Haggerty ranks 193^rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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