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Kennedy-Longfellow

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Kennedy-Longfellow ranks 595 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Kennedy-Longfellow is an elementary school in Cambridge, MA that serves students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. While the Cambridge school district is ranked 81 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts, Kennedy-Longfellow has consistently performed in the bottom half of elementary schools in the state over the past decade.

On standardized tests, Kennedy-Longfellow students score significantly below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.14% of Kennedy-Longfellow students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58.41% in the Cambridge district and 41.53% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending of $40,553 and a low student-teacher ratio, the school has struggled to improve its academic outcomes.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Fletcher/Maynard Academy, Cambridgeport, and King Open generally perform better than Kennedy-Longfellow, suggesting that there may be specific factors within the school, such as leadership, teaching quality, or school culture, that are contributing to its underperformance. Addressing the challenges faced by Kennedy-Longfellow's student population, which includes a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, may be crucial in improving the school's academic outcomes.

215

Students ?

7.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,169

Per pupil spending ?

58.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

158 Spring Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 349-6841

District: Cambridge

Students who attend Kennedy-Longfellow usually attend:

Middle:	Cambridge Street Upper School
	Putnam Avenue Upper School
	Rindge Avenue Upper School
	Vassal Lane Upper School
High:	Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.7%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Asian:

21.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

!Near the bottom of Cambridge's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg57%

Massachusetts avg41%

595^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Cambridge

81^st of 348Cambridge among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	595 of 906	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	746 of 916	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	652 of 928	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	720 of 932	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	710 of 936	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	730 of 942	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	820 of 934	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	743 of 938	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.6	490 of 932	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.0	687 of 914	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.4	647 of 926	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	15.7	811 of 928	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.8	735 of 930	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.5	712 of 924	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	605 of 920	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.3	757 of 909	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.9	714 of 908	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	713 of 911	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.0	584 of 911	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	16.7	755 of 887	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.3	709 of 882	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.6	680 of 884	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.3	135 of 173	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	588 of 869	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	774 of 886	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	697 of 887	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	727 of 901	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	674 of 902	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	780 of 893	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	366 of 736	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.5	721 of 760	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	529 of 757	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	631 of 772	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	589 of 705	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	514 of 700	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	546 of 685	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	540 of 884	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	674 of 891	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	406 of 896	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.6	753 of 908	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	691 of 904	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	718 of 907	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	779 of 898	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	349 of 717	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	592 of 905	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	713 of 894	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	645 of 896	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	750 of 886	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	20.6	733 of 925	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	366 of 737	50.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

African American (2022)22nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)21st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science50%+8 vs state

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts30%-11 vs state

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Schools Near Kennedy-Longfellow

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Kennedy-Longfellow	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6841	215	31	7.0		33 (15.3%)	79 (36.7%)	48 (22.3%)	47 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	35.3	595^th of 906 public elementary schools	34.3%		19.5	746^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.6%	151	36.8	27.3	28.1				30.1	22.2	27.3	37.5				30.6	50.0		50.0		$40,169
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		128 (32.7%)	92 (23.5%)	68 (17.4%)	44 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (15.1%)	48.9	467^th of 906 public elementary schools	48.5%		54.6	420^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.1%	47	42.1	52.9	36.0				43.7	35.1	56.9	34.0				41.8	34.0		34.0		$37,388
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		21 (8.4%)	123 (49.4%)	56 (22.5%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.0%)	35.8	587^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.2%		28.2	652^nd of 916 public elementary schools	28.8%	65	38.2	41.2	24.2				34.7	35.3	32.4	40.6				36.0	27.3		27.3		$47,805
Cambridgeport	Public	PK, KG-5	89 Elm Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6587	263	27	9.7		106 (40.3%)	49 (18.6%)	40 (15.2%)	38 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.0%)	84.4	134^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.2%		80.8	172^nd of 916 public elementary schools	81.2%	38	61.0	70.7	63.6				65.2	53.7	65.9	64.7				61.2	67.7		67.7		$35,048
John M Tobin	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Broadway	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6600	291	27	10.7		105 (36.1%)	78 (26.8%)	27 (9.3%)	46 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.0%)	93.6	41^st of 906 public elementary schools	95.5%		90.4	67^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.7%	26	72.7	75.0	61.3				69.6	87.9	71.4	77.4				79.4	77.4		77.4		$39,088
Capuano Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	150 Glen Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5480	250	23	10.9		78 (31.2%)	21 (8.4%)	89 (35.6%)	35 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)								(n/a)																			$37,340
Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park	Public	PK, KG-8	290 Washington Street	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5460	553	41	13.4		243 (43.9%)	21 (3.8%)	194 (35.1%)	40 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (8.9%)	46.6	488^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.1%		47.5	497^th of 916 public elementary schools	45.7%	9	41.1	46.3	41.2	50.0	47.5	39.1	44.4	25.9	38.8	21.2	45.0	37.5	39.1	34.7	41.2	50.0	45.3	42.2	$24,256
E Somerville Community	Public	PK, KG-8	50 Cross Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 625-6600	747	56	13.3		135 (18.1%)	47 (6.3%)	495 (66.3%)	43 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	21.7	711^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.5%		20.1	738^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.4%	27	26.5	16.9	31.8	30.2	25.3	37.7	28.1	12.1	9.0	25.9	20.7	19.0	32.5	19.8	40.0	27.3	34.0	40.3	$24,066
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		131 (31.7%)	24 (5.8%)	210 (50.8%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	88.7	89^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.2%		83.3	139^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.8%	50	71.1	69.8	58.3	79.6	64.9	75.0	70.2	77.8	60.5	61.1	68.2	67.6	68.3	67.5	61.1	73.2	67.5	72.5	$32,666
Winter Hill Community	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Bonair Street	Somerville	02145	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5680	388	46	8.4		124 (32.0%)	39 (10.1%)	186 (47.9%)	24 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	20.9	726^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.7	701^st of 916 public elementary schools	23.5%	25	16.3	26.7	35.6	21.2	10.0	8.3	20.1	14.3	17.8	26.7	24.2	6.7	4.3	15.7	31.1	12.8	21.7	10.9	$33,492

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennedy-Longfellow

What is the racial makeup of Kennedy-Longfellow?

Students at Kennedy-Longfellow are 37% African American, 22% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 15% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kennedy-Longfellow?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Kennedy-Longfellow.

What schools do graduates of Kennedy-Longfellow attend?

Students who attend Kennedy-Longfellow usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cambridge Street Upper School
Middle : Putnam Avenue Upper School
Middle : Rindge Avenue Upper School
Middle : Vassal Lane Upper School
High : Cambridge Rindge and Latin

What district is Kennedy-Longfellow in?

Cambridge

Is Kennedy-Longfellow a good school?

Kennedy-Longfellow ranks 595^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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