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	K-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02142	Middlesex	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	347	20	17.3	67.0 %	4 (1.2 %)	280 (80.7 %)	53 (15.3 %)	4 (1.2 %)	3 (0.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.9 %)	84.5	116^th of 934 public elementary schools	87.6 %		75.4	222^nd of 927 public elementary schools	76.1 %	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	1,149	87	13.2	61.0 %	147 (12.8 %)	662 (57.6 %)	215 (18.7 %)	82 (7.1 %)	5 (0.4 %)	2 (0.2 %)	36 (3.1 %)								(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	398	31	12.8	48.0 %	14 (3.5 %)	245 (61.6 %)	97 (24.4 %)	16 (4.0 %)	6 (1.5 %)	2 (0.5 %)	18 (4.5 %)								(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	286	24	11.9	43.0 %	150 (52.4 %)	61 (21.3 %)	30 (10.5 %)	26 (9.1 %)	1 (0.3 %)	1 (0.3 %)	17 (5.9 %)	71.8	255^th of 934 public elementary schools	72.7 %		67.7	295^th of 927 public elementary schools	68.2 %	40	55.0	76.0	74.0				58.0	53.0	54.0						53.0
King Open	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-6540	316	31	10.1	47.0 %	161 (50.9 %)	54 (17.1 %)	46 (14.6 %)	25 (7.9 %)	2 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	28 (8.9 %)	59.6	387^th of 934 public elementary schools	58.6 %		65.7	317^th of 927 public elementary schools	65.8 %	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	343	30	11.4	38.0 %	160 (46.6 %)	80 (23.3 %)	31 (9.0 %)	41 (12.0 %)	2 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	29 (8.5 %)	62.7	354^th of 934 public elementary schools	62.1 %		59.7	400^th of 927 public elementary schools	56.9 %	46	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	1,836	178	10.3	46.0 %	711 (38.7 %)	613 (33.4 %)	233 (12.7 %)	207 (11.3 %)	12 (0.7 %)	2 (0.1 %)	58 (3.2 %)	51.5	215^th of 340 public high schools	36.8 %		52.7	214^th of 340 public high schools	37.1 %	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	392	31	12.6	45.0 %	167 (42.6 %)	78 (19.9 %)	32 (8.2 %)	97 (24.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	18 (4.6 %)	45.2	551^st of 934 public elementary schools	41.0 %		62.1	366^th of 927 public elementary schools	60.5 %	185	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	269	25	10.7	38.0 %	126 (46.8 %)	71 (26.4 %)	10 (3.7 %)	34 (12.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.4 %)	27 (10.0 %)	30.6	691^st of 934 public elementary schools	26.0 %		61	383^rd of 927 public elementary schools	58.7 %	308	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	292	21	13.9	40.0 %	113 (38.7 %)	76 (26.0 %)	26 (8.9 %)	40 (13.7 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	36 (12.3 %)	81.5	162^nd of 934 public elementary schools	82.7 %		86.8	90^th of 927 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	359 Broadway Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(617) 349-6562	268	31	8.6	45.0 %	64 (23.9 %)	80 (29.9 %)	30 (11.2 %)	63 (23.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	31 (11.6 %)	80.2	170^th of 934 public elementary schools	81.8 %		66.4	306^th of 927 public elementary schools	67.0 %	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	258	28	9.2	58.0 %	83 (32.2 %)	59 (22.9 %)	54 (20.9 %)	47 (18.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	15 (5.8 %)	24.6	740^th of 934 public elementary schools	20.8 %		51.6	488^th of 927 public elementary schools	47.4 %	252	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	302	30	10.0	48.0 %	101 (33.4 %)	90 (29.8 %)	31 (10.3 %)	43 (14.2 %)	1 (0.3 %)	2 (0.7 %)	34 (11.3 %)	53.7	449^th of 934 public elementary schools	51.9 %		60.1	395^th of 927 public elementary schools	57.4 %	54	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	320	26	12.3	48.0 %	145 (45.3 %)	93 (29.1 %)	25 (7.8 %)	36 (11.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	20 (6.3 %)	53.6	452^nd of 934 public elementary schools	51.6 %		74	231^st of 927 public elementary schools	75.1 %	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	263	29	9.0	68.0 %	55 (20.9 %)	117 (44.5 %)	52 (19.8 %)	22 (8.4 %)	2 (0.8 %)	1 (0.4 %)	14 (5.3 %)	43.6	573^rd of 934 public elementary schools	38.7 %		42.3	573^rd of 927 public elementary schools	38.2 %		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	360	33	10.9	26.0 %	140 (38.9 %)	18 (5.0 %)	154 (42.8 %)	11 (3.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	36 (10.0 %)	84.1	121^st of 934 public elementary schools	87.0 %		91.5	29^th of 927 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	263	29	9.0	44.0 %	100 (38.0 %)	77 (29.3 %)	37 (14.1 %)	34 (12.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	15 (5.7 %)	75.2	117^th of 476 public middle schools	75.4 %		67.5	148^th of 468 public middle schools	68.4 %	31				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	286	35	8.1	43.0 %	108 (37.8 %)	84 (29.4 %)	25 (8.7 %)	43 (15.0 %)	4 (1.4 %)	1 (0.3 %)	21 (7.3 %)	75.9	112^th of 476 public middle schools	76.5 %		68.8	141^st of 468 public middle schools	69.9 %	29				77.0	57.0	58.0				70.0	59.0	54.0				47.0
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	850 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-3050	259	29	8.9	52.0 %	103 (39.8 %)	81 (31.3 %)	38 (14.7 %)	20 (7.7 %)	2 (0.8 %)	3 (1.2 %)	12 (4.6 %)	42.8	279^th of 476 public middle schools	41.4 %		40.6	288^th of 468 public middle schools	38.5 %	9				51.0	44.0	53.0				37.0	30.0	42.0				33.0
Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex	Cambridge	No	(n/a)	No	No	(617) 349-7780	226	28	8.0	65.0 %	63 (27.9 %)	96 (42.5 %)	30 (13.3 %)	25 (11.1 %)	2 (0.9 %)	1 (0.4 %)	9 (4.0 %)	33.5	328^th of 476 public middle schools	31.1 %		38.2	301^st of 468 public middle schools	35.7 %	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	236^th
Allston	1.16 mi	3	348^th
Boston	1.83 mi	21	302^nd
Belmont	1.85 mi	6	12^th
Watertown	1.94 mi	5	264^th

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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