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Best Public Schools in Cambridge, MA

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At a glance

Schools

8,305

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBenjamin Banneker Charter Public School3^rd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Fletcher/Maynard Academy up 137 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Darby Vassall Upper School 7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, has 19 schools — 12 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, and 1 alternative — including three charter schools, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, and Community Charter School of Cambridge, operating within the Cambridge district and three charter districts. Together they enroll 8,305 students, but enrollment is concentrated: Cambridge Rindge and Latin alone serves 2,072 students, about 25% of all students listed, while the median school enrolls 314 and the smallest, Fletcher/Maynard Academy, enrolls 249.

Among top performers, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School stands out: ranked #1 of 351 districts, #3 of 899 elementary schools statewide at the 100th percentile with 5 stars, with all-grade proficiency of 81.01% in ELA, 87.15% in Mathematics, and 80.00% in Science. Maria L. Baldwin (5th of 899, 99th percentile, 5 stars) posts 78.75% ELA and 83.13% Mathematics, while Amigos School, John M Tobin, and middle school Rindge Avenue Upper School (89th percentile, 72.24% ELA, 69.85% Mathematics) also rank high. Cambridge Rindge and Latin is the strongest high school, with a 94.2% graduation rate, 1.9% dropout rate, and test scores above district and state.

Elsewhere, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School has the lowest all-grade proficiency — 31.22% ELA, 25.45% Mathematics, 23.14% Science — alongside a 93.2% graduation rate. Community Charter School of Cambridge is mixed, and Haggerty slipped from the 79th to the 57th percentile. Fletcher/Maynard Academy ranks lowest (450 of 899, 3 stars) but improved from 1 star, and has the highest per-student spending ($40,576) and lowest student-teacher ratio (7.3) — while Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School achieves the most with the highest ratio (18.5) and second-lowest spending ($24,797). Free/reduced lunch data is blank for every school, so economic comparisons are not possible, and per-student spending reflects 2020-2021.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	21 Notre Dame Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 497-7771	352	19	18.5	66.9%	9 (2.6%)	296 (84.1%)	22 (6.3%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	97.9	3^rd of 899 public elementary schools	99.7%		95.7	13^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.6%	10	91.5	71.1	75.6	85.7				81.0	97.9	84.4	80.0	85.7				87.2	80.0			80.0				$21,891
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	50 Essex Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 284-7800	890	84	10.5	60.9%	86 (9.7%)	500 (56.2%)	203 (22.8%)	51 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.2%)								(n/a)	27.7	29.2	28.1	36.6	37.5	27.7	28.3	31.2	21.9	19.4	17.5	38.0	28.1	26.2	30.4	25.5	28.1	18.8	31.1	23.1	14.5		25.0	$25,154
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	251	28	8.9	48.0%	15 (6.0%)	157 (62.5%)	50 (19.9%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.4%)	61.7	127^th of 353 public high schools	64.0%		75.6	89^th of 349 public high schools	74.5%	38				29.6	49.0	50.0	41.7	45.7				18.5	50.0	45.0	39.1	41.6		40.7	50.0	40.7		56.4	44.8	$31,890
Cambridgeport	Public	PK, KG-5	89 Elm Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6587	263	27	9.7	43.4%	106 (40.3%)	49 (18.6%)	40 (15.2%)	38 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.0%)	80.1	167^th of 899 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.4	134^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.2%	33	64.5	65.9	54.8					61.5	71.0	61.4	48.8					59.5	51.2			51.2				$35,048
King Open	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6540	391	37	10.4	47.5%	128 (32.7%)	92 (23.5%)	68 (17.4%)	44 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.1%)	61.7	341^st of 899 public elementary schools	62.1%		48.9	467^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.5%	126	62.3	43.9	42.3					50.0	45.9	48.2	46.2					46.8	42.3			42.3				$37,388
Maria L. Baldwin	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Oxford Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6525	360	33	10.9	37.9%	207 (57.5%)	33 (9.2%)	27 (7.5%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.6%)	97.1	5^th of 899 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.6	8^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.1%	3	87.0	74.6	74.5					78.8	83.3	81.4	85.1					83.1	74.5			74.5				$35,468
Cambridge Rindge and Latin	Public	9-12	459 Broadway Ave	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6630	2,072	223	9.2	46.1%	735 (35.5%)	547 (26.4%)	289 (13.9%)	269 (13.0%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (10.1%)	77.5	77^th of 353 public high schools	78.2%		70.5	104^th of 349 public high schools	70.2%	27							58.4								63.2				52.1			56.9		$36,374
Graham and Parks	Public	PK, KG-5	44 Linnaean Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6577	367	33	11.1	44.6%	156 (42.5%)	66 (18.0%)	28 (7.6%)	86 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	66.6	294^th of 899 public elementary schools	67.3%		77.9	206^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.3%	88	51.1	50.0	48.0					49.6	47.8	67.4	44.0					52.5	46.0			46.0				$33,764
Haggerty	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Cushing Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6555	250	30	8.3	37.5%	87 (34.8%)	47 (18.8%)	26 (10.4%)	63 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	56.9	385^th of 899 public elementary schools	57.2%		79	193^rd of 906 public elementary schools	78.7%	192	47.4	41.0	50.0					46.3	44.7	55.0	45.7					48.4	30.4			30.4				$39,237
John M Tobin	Public	PK, KG-5	181 Vassal Lane	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6600	291	27	10.7	39.7%	105 (36.1%)	78 (26.8%)	27 (9.3%)	46 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.0%)	89.1	85^th of 899 public elementary schools	90.5%		93.6	41^st of 906 public elementary schools	95.5%	44	71.9	64.7	64.3					67.0	81.3	61.8	64.3					69.2	60.7			60.7				$39,088
Martin Luther King Junior	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6562	340	33	10.2	44.8%	70 (20.6%)	39 (11.5%)	10 (2.9%)	127 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	93 (27.4%)	87	113^th of 899 public elementary schools	87.4%		96.4	10^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.9%	103	71.4	74.1	56.5					66.9	66.1	75.9	61.3					67.4	55.7			55.7				$36,532
Morse	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Granite Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6575	328	32	10.1	48.0%	134 (40.9%)	70 (21.3%)	34 (10.4%)	53 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.0%)	86.3	117^th of 899 public elementary schools	87.0%		82.4	153^rd of 906 public elementary schools	83.1%	36	68.9	56.1	71.4					65.9	64.4	57.1	63.3					61.8	65.3			65.3				$38,648
Peabody	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6530	314	28	11.2	47.5%	128 (40.8%)	80 (25.5%)	20 (6.4%)	48 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	77.7	194^th of 899 public elementary schools	78.4%		77.1	216^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.2%	22	68.9	55.8	53.9					59.8	62.2	59.1	48.7					57.0	48.7			48.7				$35,462
Fletcher/Maynard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Windsor Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6588	249	34	7.3	67.7%	21 (8.4%)	123 (49.4%)	56 (22.5%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	50.7	450^th of 899 public elementary schools	49.9%		35.8	587^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.2%	137	44.8	38.7	35.3					39.4	48.3	43.3	41.2					44.1	41.2			41.2				$47,805
Amigos School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Upton Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6567	413	38	10.9	25.6%	131 (31.7%)	24 (5.8%)	210 (50.8%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	88.5	94^th of 899 public elementary schools	89.5%		88.7	89^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.2%	5	62.5	66.7	74.4	65.8	81.0	71.8		70.4	55.0	77.1	62.8	71.1	73.8	69.2		68.4	62.8	48.7		56.1			53.9	$32,666
Rindge Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	70 Rindge Avenue	Cambridge	02140	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-4060	292	31	9.4	44.5%	145 (49.7%)	56 (19.2%)	33 (11.3%)	29 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	90.3	54^th of 478 public middle schools	88.7%		90.3	56^th of 484 public middle schools	88.4%	2				72.6	69.6	74.7		72.2				71.1	68.1	70.5		69.9		51.7		51.7			55.8	$35,443
Darby Vassall Upper School	Public	6-8	183 Vassal Lane	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	298	43	7.0	42.7%	106 (35.6%)	81 (27.2%)	37 (12.4%)	52 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	73.2	111^th of 478 public middle schools	76.8%		72.2	121^st of 484 public middle schools	75.0%	10				54.7	54.2	50.6		53.1				48.8	60.2	49.4		53.1		43.8		43.8			48.3	$40,197
Cambridge Street Upper School	Public	6-8	840 Cambridge Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-3050	301	36	8.2	52.1%	102 (33.9%)	95 (31.6%)	35 (11.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.6%)	66.4	139^th of 478 public middle schools	70.9%		52.2	203^rd of 484 public middle schools	58.1%	64				45.4	42.5	59.8		49.7				41.7	34.1	56.1		44.4		50.5		50.5			47.4	$37,291
Putnam Avenue Upper School	Public	6-8	100 Putnam Avenue	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-7780	283	32	8.9	65.0%	79 (27.9%)	72 (25.4%)	29 (10.2%)	55 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.6%)	80.3	87^th of 478 public middle schools	81.8%		80.2	92^nd of 484 public middle schools	81.0%	5				68.5	53.3	70.5		64.0				58.4	42.2	54.0		51.5		55.2		55.2			52.9	$38,081

Cities Near Cambridge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somerville	1.15 mi	11	247^th
Allston	1.17 mi	1	334^th
Boston	1.83 mi	18	295^th
Belmont	1.85 mi	7	2^nd
Watertown	1.99 mi	5	128^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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