Best Public Schools in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2021)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2021)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2021)			MCAS Biology (2021)	MCAS Introductory Physics (2021)	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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	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 All Grades	MCAS Biology End of Course	MCAS Introductory Physics 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	336	19	17.6		8 (2.4%)	277 (82.4%)	32 (9.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.9%)	81.9	152^nd of 935 public elementary schools	83.7%		83.8	127^th of 942 public elementary schools	86.5%	25	68.0	76.6	66.7	72.2				70.9	50.0	46.8	47.6	38.9				46.3	71.4		71.4			$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	1,106	104	10.6		141 (12.7%)	614 (55.5%)	222 (20.1%)	87 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.3%)								(n/a)	48.3	30.5	34.2	39.3	37.2	32.1	50.6	36.9	27.6	14.7	9.9	22.1	13.6	10.7	31.8	16.6	13.6	23.1	15.9	52.2		$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	326	35	9.2		14 (4.3%)	229 (70.2%)	55 (16.9%)	12 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	74.9	83^rd of 282 public high schools	70.6%		82.4	51^st of 351 public high schools	85.5%	32				63.3	58.5	30.2	78.8	46.3				23.3	43.9	32.8	66.7	34.1		31.6	31.6		67.9	$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	325	28	11.5		180 (55.4%)	54 (16.6%)	27 (8.3%)	23 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.0%)	63.7	354^th of 935 public elementary schools	62.1%		71	275^th of 942 public elementary schools	70.8%	79	72.2	56.7	58.3					63.3	42.9	26.7	33.3					34.8	45.8		45.8			$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	383	36	10.6		171 (44.6%)	72 (18.8%)	41 (10.7%)	54 (14.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	46.2	514^th of 935 public elementary schools	45.0%		47.4	524^th of 942 public elementary schools	44.4%	10	56.0	53.1	47.5					52.5	32.0	25.0	25.0					27.9	31.6		31.6			$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	350	31	11.3		213 (60.9%)	39 (11.1%)	36 (10.3%)	28 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	89	93^rd of 935 public elementary schools	90.1%		76.7	213^th of 942 public elementary schools	77.4%	120	70.5	80.5	73.5					74.8	52.3	58.5	64.7					58.0	67.7		67.7			$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	1,977	209	9.4		755 (38.2%)	552 (27.9%)	293 (14.8%)	209 (10.6%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	153 (7.7%)	66.1	114^th of 282 public high schools	59.6%		55.5	183^rd of 351 public high schools	47.9%	69							69.0								61.4						63.2	$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	381	33	11.5		192 (50.4%)	60 (15.7%)	40 (10.5%)	64 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.6%)	63.8	353^rd of 935 public elementary schools	62.2%		52	470^th of 942 public elementary schools	50.1%	117	64.4	70.2	43.2					60.5	44.4	62.2	21.1					43.8	34.2		34.2			$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	258	27	9.6		133 (51.6%)	36 (14.0%)	20 (7.8%)	48 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.1%)	69.9	280^th of 935 public elementary schools	70.1%		46.3	535^th of 942 public elementary schools	43.2%	255	82.6	53.9	60.0					68.6	43.5	30.8	26.7					35.3	66.7		66.7			$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	311	24	12.9		139 (44.7%)	61 (19.6%)	31 (10.0%)	51 (16.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	90.5	74^th of 935 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.8	89^th of 942 public elementary schools	90.6%	15	89.7	83.3	74.2					82.2	82.1	50.0	61.3					64.0	58.1		58.1			$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	326	30	10.7		82 (25.2%)	61 (18.7%)	19 (5.8%)	92 (28.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (21.5%)	89.9	82^nd of 935 public elementary schools	91.2%		84.6	119^th of 942 public elementary schools	87.4%	37	76.7	74.2	76.0					75.8	65.1	63.3	46.2					59.6	69.2		69.2			$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	311	38	8.1		94 (30.2%)	65 (20.9%)	53 (17.0%)	72 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	24.1	709^th of 935 public elementary schools	24.2%		27	730^th of 942 public elementary schools	22.5%	21	27.8	36.0	41.2					35.0	27.8	16.0	11.8					18.3	23.5		23.5			$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	326	35	9.3		136 (41.7%)	76 (23.3%)	40 (12.3%)	46 (14.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	70.6	273^rd of 935 public elementary schools	70.8%		69.7	285^th of 942 public elementary schools	69.7%	12	76.5	65.7	59.0					66.7	51.5	40.0	30.8					40.2	48.7		48.7			$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	320	27	11.9		164 (51.3%)	65 (20.3%)	19 (5.9%)	49 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	75.7	227^th of 935 public elementary schools	75.7%		89.9	61^st of 942 public elementary schools	93.5%	166	77.5	76.5	63.2					72.3	42.5	70.6	26.3					45.5	51.4		51.4			$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	285	34	8.3		40 (14.0%)	144 (50.5%)	52 (18.2%)	28 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	47.7	502^nd of 935 public elementary schools	46.3%		43.6	562^nd of 942 public elementary schools	40.3%	60	54.6	67.7	33.3					52.8	45.5	20.0	25.9					31.1	25.9		25.9			$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	428	34	12.5		163 (38.1%)	20 (4.7%)	194 (45.3%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.4%)	65.3	329^th of 935 public elementary schools	64.8%		77.8	201^st of 942 public elementary schools	78.7%	128	63.0	69.2	64.1	54.3	55.6	60.0		61.3	28.3	30.8	41.0	45.7	61.1	41.9		40.7	46.2	55.6	50.0			$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	281	29	9.7		121 (43.1%)	76 (27.0%)	27 (9.6%)	30 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.3%)	76.4	103^rd of 497 public middle schools	79.3%		69.8	146^th of 498 public middle schools	70.7%	43				54.4	69.1	50.0		56.8				36.8	50.9	46.2		44.8		50.0	50.0			$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	282	40	6.9		119 (42.2%)	73 (25.9%)	21 (7.4%)	46 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	69.9	137^th of 497 public middle schools	72.4%		69.9	145^th of 498 public middle schools	70.9%	8				62.1	36.2	47.9		49.2				51.5	33.3	47.2		44.6		48.0	48.0			$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	283	33	8.6		121 (42.8%)	65 (23.0%)	48 (17.0%)	18 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.2%)	45	262^nd of 497 public middle schools	47.3%		43.7	293^rd of 498 public middle schools	41.2%	31				53.5	39.3	30.0		43.8				14.3	30.9	33.3		23.9		31.3	31.3			$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	264	36	7.2		77 (29.2%)	83 (31.4%)	39 (14.8%)	40 (15.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.7%)	55.3	201^st of 497 public middle schools	59.6%		35.4	328^th of 498 public middle schools	34.1%	127				46.7	44.6	52.5		47.9				19.2	28.3	37.3		27.6		55.2	55.2			$30,898	$622	$30,277

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Somerville	1.15 mi	11	261^st
Allston	1.17 mi	3	335^th
Boston	1.83 mi	18	311^th
Belmont	1.85 mi	6	3^rd
Watertown	1.99 mi	5	217^th

Best Public Schools in Cambridge, MA

John M Tobin

Martin Luther King Junior

Maria L. Baldwin

Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

Rindge Avenue Upper School

Peabody

Community Charter School of Cambridge

Morse

Vassal Lane Upper School

Haggerty

Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Amigos School

Graham and Parks

Cambridgeport

Putnam Avenue Upper School

Fletcher/Maynard Academy

King Open

Cambridge Street Upper School

Kennedy-Longfellow

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

Cities Near Cambridge