Best Public Schools in Cambridge, Massachusetts & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2022)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2022)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2022)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2022)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2022)	MCAS Chemistry (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Chemistry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02142	Middlesex County	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	344	11	32.6		9 (2.6%)	268 (77.9%)	40 (11.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	93.6	33^rd of 932 public elementary schools	96.5%		81.9	152^nd of 936 public elementary schools	83.8%	119	81.4	63.0	75.6	68.4				72.1	95.4	67.4	68.9	79.0				77.3	68.9			68.9				$24,121	$1,122	$22,999
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Essex Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 284-7800	1,107	109	10.1		120 (10.8%)	630 (56.9%)	231 (20.9%)	80 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.0%)								(n/a)	43.3	28.1	17.2	29.3	31.1	42.4	64.1	31.9	34.4	28.1	14.0	19.5	17.8	5.5	36.4	19.8	8.6	19.8	25.6	14.1	39.2			$21,273	$814	$20,459
Community Charter School of Cambridge	Public, Charter	6-12	245 Bent Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 354-0047	304	33	9.2		15 (4.9%)	216 (71.1%)	46 (15.1%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	62.8	142^nd of 342 public high schools	58.5%		74.9	83^rd of 285 public high schools	70.9%	59				47.8	56.8	58.5	71.2	55.5				34.8	31.6	41.5	67.3	36.3		47.5	32.7	47.5		41.7		$24,229	$814	$23,415
Cambridgeport	Public	PK, KG-5	89 Elm Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6587	271	27	10.1		146 (53.9%)	51 (18.8%)	18 (6.6%)	25 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	74.7	224^th of 932 public elementary schools	76.0%		63.7	354^th of 936 public elementary schools	62.2%	130	67.5	57.1	48.5					58.3	56.4	54.8	36.4					50.0	60.6			60.6				$27,067	$301	$26,766
King Open	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6540	358	42	8.6		153 (42.7%)	69 (19.3%)	41 (11.5%)	45 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.4%)	40	560^th of 932 public elementary schools	39.9%		46.2	514^th of 936 public elementary schools	45.1%	46	43.5	37.8	34.4					39.0	25.0	40.0	37.5					33.9	28.1			28.1				$29,354	$552	$28,803
Maria L. Baldwin	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Oxford Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6525	354	33	10.7		212 (59.9%)	38 (10.7%)	34 (9.6%)	33 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.5%)	94.5	24^th of 932 public elementary schools	97.4%		89	93^rd of 936 public elementary schools	90.1%	69	80.4	68.3	83.7					77.8	82.4	70.7	69.8					74.8	67.4			67.4				$28,566	$281	$28,285
Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Public	9-12	459 Broadway Ave	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6630	1,847	209	8.8		710 (38.4%)	507 (27.4%)	279 (15.1%)	181 (9.8%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	156 (8.4%)	62.2	143^rd of 342 public high schools	58.2%		66.1	114^th of 285 public high schools	60.0%	29							64.8								59.1				46.9		21.4	53.5	17.1	$28,131	$322	$27,809
Graham and Parks	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Linnaean Street	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6577	322	35	9.2		162 (50.3%)	57 (17.7%)	29 (9.0%)	49 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	74.3	233^rd of 932 public elementary schools	75.0%		63.8	353^rd of 936 public elementary schools	62.3%	120	56.5	67.5	48.1					56.5	65.2	75.0	42.3					59.4	45.1			45.1				$26,560	$281	$26,280
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	247	31	7.9		131 (53.0%)	37 (15.0%)	16 (6.5%)	46 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	72	259^th of 932 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.9	280^th of 936 public elementary schools	70.1%	21	48.6	61.1	55.2					55.0	48.6	61.1	53.3					54.5	44.8			44.8				$29,840	$281	$29,559
John M Tobin	Public	PK, KG-5	197 Vassal Lane	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6600	307	24	12.5		140 (45.6%)	56 (18.2%)	23 (7.5%)	54 (17.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	89.6	90^th of 932 public elementary schools	90.3%		90.5	74^th of 936 public elementary schools	92.1%	16	64.9	58.1	65.5					62.9	83.8	64.5	65.5					72.2	72.4			72.4				$28,119	$282	$27,838
Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6562	299	38	7.9		74 (24.7%)	50 (16.7%)	18 (6.0%)	91 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (21.4%)	91.4	66^th of 932 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.9	82^nd of 936 public elementary schools	91.2%	16	90.7	74.4	58.5					74.8	86.4	79.1	58.5					75.0	61.0			61.0				$28,953	$281	$28,672
Kennedy-Longfellow	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6841	243	38	6.4		74 (30.5%)	54 (22.2%)	51 (21.0%)	43 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.6%)	23.2	720^th of 932 public elementary schools	22.7%		24.1	710^th of 936 public elementary schools	24.1%	10	28.1	23.3	34.8					28.2	25.8	13.3	13.0					17.9	39.1			39.1				$32,419	$626	$31,792
Morse	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Granite Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6575	302	40	7.6		136 (45.0%)	73 (24.2%)	34 (11.3%)	31 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	67.6	300^th of 932 public elementary schools	67.8%		70.6	273^rd of 936 public elementary schools	70.8%	27	61.3	39.0	52.6					50.0	67.7	36.6	52.6					50.9	54.1			54.1				$31,000	$608	$30,392
Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	307	32	9.7		161 (52.4%)	63 (20.5%)	18 (5.9%)	45 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	80.1	176^th of 932 public elementary schools	81.1%		75.7	227^th of 936 public elementary schools	75.7%	51	58.1	68.2	69.6					65.4	41.5	65.9	54.4					54.2	58.7			58.7				$27,332	$281	$27,052
Fletcher/Maynard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Windsor Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6588	276	38	7.3		34 (12.3%)	143 (51.8%)	46 (16.7%)	22 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.9%)	36.1	605^th of 932 public elementary schools	35.1%		47.7	502^nd of 936 public elementary schools	46.4%	103	24.2	31.3	51.7					35.1	24.2	32.3	39.3					31.5	30.8			30.8				$37,140	$608	$36,532
Amigos School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Upton Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6567	420	38	11.0		158 (37.6%)	23 (5.5%)	187 (44.5%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.6%)	82.8	148^th of 932 public elementary schools	84.1%		65.3	329^th of 936 public elementary schools	64.9%	181	69.1	65.2	71.8	73.7	45.2	62.2		65.2	73.8	41.3	48.7	63.2	45.2	67.6		56.7	56.4	59.5		57.9				$25,409	$281	$25,129
Rindge Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-4060	269	33	8.0		121 (45.0%)	71 (26.4%)	27 (10.0%)	24 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.7%)	82.7	75^th of 497 public middle schools	84.9%		76.4	103^rd of 501 public middle schools	79.4%	28				65.8	52.6	74.1		64.4				50.0	48.6	55.6		51.5		59.8		59.8				$28,138	$281	$27,857
Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	197 Vassal Lane	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	291	38	7.5		117 (40.2%)	78 (26.8%)	23 (7.9%)	50 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	56.7	186^th of 497 public middle schools	62.6%		69.9	137^th of 501 public middle schools	72.7%	49				47.6	44.9	35.3		42.7				34.9	56.1	41.2		44.7		29.4		29.4				$30,721	$281	$30,440
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	840 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-3050	304	40	7.6		126 (41.4%)	67 (22.0%)	46 (15.1%)	29 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	53.5	204^th of 497 public middle schools	59.0%		45	262^nd of 501 public middle schools	47.7%	58				42.3	40.9	41.7		41.7				25.3	42.2	42.0		36.1		44.1		44.1				$31,521	$459	$31,062
Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	100 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-7780	261	35	7.3		72 (27.6%)	88 (33.7%)	32 (12.3%)	35 (13.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (11.5%)	58.8	177^th of 497 public middle schools	64.4%		55.3	201^st of 501 public middle schools	59.9%	24				45.7	53.8	53.9		51.1				27.2	32.5	39.7		33.1		44.2		44.2				$30,898	$622	$30,277

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somerville	1.15 mi	11	229^th
Allston	1.17 mi	3	331^st
Boston	1.83 mi	18	316^th
Belmont	1.85 mi	6	5^th
Watertown	1.99 mi	5	182^nd

Best Public Schools in Cambridge, MA

Maria L. Baldwin

Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

Martin Luther King Junior

John M Tobin

Amigos School

Rindge Avenue Upper School

Peabody

Cambridgeport

Graham and Parks

Haggerty

Morse

Community Charter School of Cambridge

Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Putnam Avenue Upper School

Vassal Lane Upper School

Cambridge Street Upper School

King Open

Fletcher/Maynard Academy

Kennedy-Longfellow

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

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