Best Public Schools in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2017)				Ranking (2016)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2017)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2017)						MCAS English Language Arts (2017)	MCAS Mathematics (2017)	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering (2017)			MCAS Biology (2017)	MCAS Chemistry (2017)	MCAS Introductory Physics (2017)
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 (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	SchoolDigger Rating (2017)	Average Standard Score (2016)	Statewide Rank (2016)	State Percentile (2016)	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 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 10th Grade	MCAS English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering 8th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering 10th Grade	MCAS Science and Technology/Engineering End of Course	MCAS Biology End of Course	MCAS Chemistry End of Course
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02142	Middlesex	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	349	21	16.6		11 (3.2 %)	278 (79.7 %)	47 (13.5 %)	6 (1.7 %)	4 (1.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.9 %)	84.5	116^th of 938 public elementary schools	87.6 %		75.4	222^nd of 932 public elementary schools	76.2 %	106	72.0	64.0	80.0	82.0			64.0	67.0	66.0	60.0					69.0
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Essex Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 284-7800	1,150	95	12.1		140 (12.2 %)	641 (55.7 %)	234 (20.3 %)	96 (8.3 %)	5 (0.4 %)	2 (0.2 %)	32 (2.8 %)								(n/a)	37.0	35.0	39.0	39.0	38.0	42.0	47.0	22.0	25.0	25.0	39.0	41.0	99.0	86.0	39.0	30.0	75.0	71.0
Community Charter School of Cambridge	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-12	245 Bent Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex	Community Charter School Of Cambridge (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 354-0047	409	33	12.3		18 (4.4 %)	248 (60.6 %)	106 (25.9 %)	16 (3.9 %)	5 (1.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	14 (3.4 %)								(n/a)				67.0	66.0	56.0				70.0	46.0	57.0	98.0	97.0		34.0	62.0			81.0
Cambridgeport	Public	PK, KG-5	89 Elm Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6587	298	23	12.9		168 (56.4 %)	58 (19.5 %)	34 (11.4 %)	17 (5.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	21 (7.0 %)	71.8	255^th of 938 public elementary schools	72.8 %		67.7	295^th of 932 public elementary schools	68.3 %	40	55.0	76.0	74.0				58.0	53.0	54.0						53.0
King Open	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Broadway	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6540	320	33	9.6		158 (49.4 %)	54 (16.9 %)	44 (13.8 %)	34 (10.6 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	29 (9.1 %)	59.6	387^th of 938 public elementary schools	58.7 %		65.7	317^th of 932 public elementary schools	66.0 %	70	48.0	55.0	61.0				46.0	55.0	42.0						66.0
Maria L. Baldwin	Public	PK, KG-5	28 Sacramento Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6525	347	28	12.3		167 (48.1 %)	75 (21.6 %)	38 (11.0 %)	39 (11.2 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	27 (7.8 %)	62.7	354^th of 938 public elementary schools	62.3 %		59.7	401^st of 932 public elementary schools	57.0 %	47	56.0	55.0	56.0				58.0	57.0	47.0						47.0
Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Public	9-12	459 Broadway Ave	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6632	1,864	177	10.5		724 (38.8 %)	601 (32.2 %)	249 (13.4 %)	211 (11.3 %)	9 (0.5 %)	3 (0.2 %)	67 (3.6 %)	51.5	217^th of 348 public high schools	37.6 %		52.7	218^th of 351 public high schools	37.9 %	1													88.0	81.0			75.0	18.0	36.0	72.0
Graham and Parks	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Linnaean Street	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6577	363	32	11.3		163 (44.9 %)	70 (19.3 %)	26 (7.2 %)	88 (24.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	16 (4.4 %)	45.2	552^nd of 938 public elementary schools	41.2 %		62.1	366^th of 932 public elementary schools	60.7 %	186	43.0	47.0	40.0				42.0	62.0	44.0						35.0
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6555	258	27	9.5		115 (44.6 %)	61 (23.6 %)	12 (4.7 %)	35 (13.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.4 %)	34 (13.2 %)	30.6	694^th of 938 public elementary schools	26.0 %		61	383^rd of 932 public elementary schools	58.9 %	311	41.0	35.0	33.0				22.0	36.0	41.0						55.0
John M Tobin	Public	PK, KG-5	197 Vassal Lane	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6600	281	21	13.3		115 (40.9 %)	69 (24.6 %)	29 (10.3 %)	41 (14.6 %)	1 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	26 (9.3 %)	81.5	162^nd of 938 public elementary schools	82.7 %		86.8	90^th of 932 public elementary schools	90.3 %	72	76.0	60.0	72.0				75.0	54.0	58.0						76.0
Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 349-6562	309	28	11.0		91 (29.4 %)	79 (25.6 %)	28 (9.1 %)	73 (23.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	38 (12.3 %)	80.2	170^th of 938 public elementary schools	81.9 %		66.4	306^th of 932 public elementary schools	67.2 %	136	68.0	70.0	59.0				81.0	62.0	57.0						53.0
Kennedy-Longfellow	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 349-6841	270	29	9.3		93 (34.4 %)	50 (18.5 %)	47 (17.4 %)	59 (21.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	21 (7.8 %)	24.6	743^rd of 938 public elementary schools	20.8 %		51.6	490^th of 932 public elementary schools	47.4 %	253	28.0	17.0	53.0				32.0	13.0	42.0						43.0
Morse	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Granite Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 349-6575	308	31	9.9		111 (36.0 %)	81 (26.3 %)	38 (12.3 %)	46 (14.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	31 (10.1 %)	53.7	449^th of 938 public elementary schools	52.1 %		60.1	396^th of 932 public elementary schools	57.5 %	53	45.0	55.0	45.0				39.0	66.0	43.0						53.0
Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 349-6530	321	27	11.8		147 (45.8 %)	89 (27.7 %)	24 (7.5 %)	38 (11.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	22 (6.9 %)	53.6	452^nd of 938 public elementary schools	51.8 %		74	231^st of 932 public elementary schools	75.2 %	221	84.0	56.0	29.0				70.0	49.0	38.0						34.0
Fletcher/Maynard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Windsor Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 349-6588	258	32	8.0		59 (22.9 %)	113 (43.8 %)	46 (17.8 %)	24 (9.3 %)	2 (0.8 %)	1 (0.4 %)	13 (5.0 %)	43.6	574^th of 938 public elementary schools	38.8 %		42.3	576^th of 932 public elementary schools	38.2 %	2	55.0	43.0	45.0				57.0	35.0	35.0						30.0
Amigos School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Upton Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6567	370	32	11.5		147 (39.7 %)	18 (4.9 %)	156 (42.2 %)	13 (3.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	35 (9.5 %)	84.1	121^st of 938 public elementary schools	87.1 %		91.5	29^th of 932 public elementary schools	96.9 %	92	58.0	79.0	73.0	86.0	88.0	71.0	64.0	64.0	65.0	65.0	76.0	51.0			73.0	54.0
Rindge Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-4060	269	29	9.2		105 (39.0 %)	78 (29.0 %)	33 (12.3 %)	32 (11.9 %)	2 (0.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	19 (7.1 %)	75.2	117^th of 487 public middle schools	76.0 %		67.5	150^th of 482 public middle schools	68.9 %	33				67.0	68.0	60.0				71.0	67.0	47.0				41.0
Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	197 Vassal Lane	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6550	270	36	7.5		113 (41.9 %)	75 (27.8 %)	23 (8.5 %)	35 (13.0 %)	3 (1.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	21 (7.8 %)	75.9	112^th of 487 public middle schools	77.0 %		68.8	143^rd of 482 public middle schools	70.3 %	31				77.0	57.0	58.0				70.0	59.0	54.0				47.0
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-3050	252	31	8.1		81 (32.1 %)	88 (34.9 %)	43 (17.1 %)	19 (7.5 %)	4 (1.6 %)	4 (1.6 %)	13 (5.2 %)	42.8	283^rd of 487 public middle schools	41.9 %		40.6	291^st of 482 public middle schools	39.6 %	8				51.0	44.0	53.0				37.0	30.0	42.0				33.0
Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	100 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-7780	249	33	7.5		70 (28.1 %)	95 (38.2 %)	39 (15.7 %)	25 (10.0 %)	3 (1.2 %)	2 (0.8 %)	15 (6.0 %)	33.5	332^nd of 487 public middle schools	31.8 %		38.2	305^th of 482 public middle schools	36.7 %	27				45.0	37.0	39.0				33.0	34.0	28.0				38.0

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somerville	1.15 mi	11	234^th
Allston	1.16 mi	3	349^th
Boston	1.83 mi	18	304^th
Belmont	1.85 mi	6	12^th
Watertown	1.94 mi	5	261^st

Best Public Schools in Cambridge, MA

Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

Amigos School

John M Tobin

Martin Luther King Junior

Vassal Lane Upper School

Rindge Avenue Upper School

Cambridgeport

Maria L. Baldwin

King Open

Morse

Peabody

Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Graham and Parks

Fletcher/Maynard Academy

Cambridge Street Upper School

Putnam Avenue Upper School

Haggerty

Kennedy-Longfellow

Community Charter School of Cambridge

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

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