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Amigos School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Amigos School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Cambridge, MA, with 418 students. The school consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in Massachusetts, delivering exceptional academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

Amigos School significantly outperforms the Cambridge district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, 70.2% of Amigos students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58.41% in Cambridge and 41.53% statewide. In math, 67.48% of Amigos students were proficient or better, compared to 56.16% in Cambridge and 40.74% statewide. The school also ranks among the top 10 in Massachusetts for Hispanic and white student performance, indicating it effectively supports students from diverse backgrounds.

Amigos School's strong academic performance is likely attributed to its high spending per student ($29,062 in 2020-2021) and low student-teacher ratio of 10.6, which is lower than many nearby schools like John M Tobin and Martin Luther King Junior. While Amigos excels overall, the school could focus on supporting its special education and low socioeconomic status students, as their performance lags behind the school's exceptional results.

413

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,666

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15 Upton Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 349-6567

District: Cambridge

Students who attend Amigos School 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:

Hispanic:

50.8%

White:

31.7%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

89^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

26^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	89 of 906	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	139 of 916	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	140 of 928	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	148 of 932	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	329 of 936	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	201 of 942	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	291 of 934	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	84.1	121 of 938	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	91.5	29 of 932	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	83.4	119 of 914	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	85.0	94 of 926	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	207 of 928	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	53.9	483 of 930	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.7	420 of 924	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	436 of 920	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.7	528 of 909	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.0	580 of 908	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.3	626 of 911	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.2	446 of 911	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	16.8	753 of 887	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	790 of 882	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	8.5	816 of 884	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	67.3	159 of 656	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	74 of 869	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	94 of 886	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	126 of 887	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	206 of 901	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	354 of 898	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	174 of 902	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	182 of 893	79.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	7 of 458	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	13 of 446	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	7 of 420	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	14 of 401	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	30 of 379	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	25 of 398	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	27 of 379	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	134 of 736	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	228 of 760	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	261 of 757	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	339 of 772	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	569 of 705	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.8	96 of 700	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	104 of 884	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	246 of 891	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	174 of 896	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	134 of 908	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	286 of 904	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	238 of 907	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	401 of 898	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	59.8	296 of 905	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	443 of 894	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	323 of 896	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	676 of 886	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	62.1	365 of 925	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	60.7	121 of 399	69.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	2 of 737	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	3 of 753	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	5 of 762	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	17 of 764	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	146 of 765	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	43 of 780	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	51 of 772	93.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	26 of 484	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	57 of 493	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	78 of 501	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	73 of 497	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	87 of 501	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	46 of 498	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	23 of 484	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	85.4	58 of 487	88.1%	★★★★☆
2016	89.0	27 of 482	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	72.1	123 of 441	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	70.5	143 of 455	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.1	119 of 455	73.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.4	162 of 455	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.6	122 of 449	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	52.1	231 of 434	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.1	143 of 409	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.7	229 of 407	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.6	195 of 399	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	148 of 399	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	28.3	277 of 356	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.2	243 of 344	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	27.3	261 of 339	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	29 of 473	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	42 of 481	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	75 of 489	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	44 of 494	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	58 of 483	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	60 of 478	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	91.3	20 of 463	95.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	6 of 376	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	15 of 378	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	17 of 364	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	24 of 368	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	27 of 335	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	17 of 322	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	11 of 309	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	91 of 464	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	88 of 469	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	186 of 481	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	159 of 489	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	36 of 473	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	85 of 483	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	105 of 489	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	118 of 497	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	124 of 485	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	53 of 478	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	49 of 466	89.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	70.7	90 of 503	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	105 of 489	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	193 of 484	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	87 of 467	81.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.6	85 of 491	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	1 of 386	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	1 of 392	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 403	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	1 of 404	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	25 of 401	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	14 of 396	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	7 of 395	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)100th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2018)76th percentile+7 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)70th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2022)67th percentile-17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)61st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)100th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics72%+33 vs state

English Language Arts70%+29 vs state

Science68%+26 vs state

Mathematics67%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Strong, supportive school environment and engaged parent community. The dual-language environment has been a wonderful experience for our child. As we already speak Spanish and English with our kids, the Amigos school was actually one of the reasons we moved to Cambridge, and fortunately the lottery worked in our favor. Great experience so far. Facilities could be nicer, but it is a public school after all and the kids could care less! Close Quote

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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
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
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		70 (20.6%)	39 (11.5%)	10 (2.9%)	127 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	93 (27.4%)	96.4	10^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.6	15^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.4%	5	84.8	68.8	90.2				80.7	84.8	70.8	85.4				80.0	92.7		92.7		$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		134 (40.9%)	70 (21.3%)	34 (10.4%)	53 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.0%)	82.4	153^rd of 906 public elementary schools	83.1%		79.9	186^th of 916 public elementary schools	79.7%	33	62.8	63.8	59.4				62.3	67.4	57.5	62.5				62.3	56.3		56.3		$38,648
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
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
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
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
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
Gardner Pilot Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Athol Street	Allston	02134	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8365	364	38	9.4		44 (12.1%)	50 (13.7%)	235 (64.6%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	19.4	746^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.7%		25.2	693^rd of 916 public elementary schools	24.3%	53	22.2	25.0	13.9	33.3	19.4	31.3	24.2	19.4	22.2	10.8	38.5	14.7	18.8	21.0	10.8	12.5	11.6	15.6	$36,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Amigos School

How many students attend Amigos School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Amigos School.

Is Amigos School a good school?

Yes. Amigos School ranks in the top 9.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Amigos School in?

Cambridge

What is the racial makeup of Amigos School?

Students at Amigos School are 51% Hispanic, 32% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Amigos School attend?

Students who attend Amigos School 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

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