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Cambridge Street Upper School

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Cambridge Street Upper School ranks 203 rd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Cambridge Street Upper School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Cambridge, MA. With 304 students, the school has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 293rd out of 498 middle schools in 2018-2019 to 203rd out of 484 in 2024-2025.

The school consistently outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects, with 47.18% of students proficient or better in ELA and 37.23% in math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. However, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with white students and students with disabilities performing relatively well, while Asian, African American, and economically disadvantaged students perform poorly. The school's high per-student spending of $33,606 in 2020-2021 may contribute to its academic performance, but it is unclear whether this level of spending is sustainable.

Compared to nearby Rindge Avenue Upper School and Putnam Avenue Upper School, Cambridge Street Upper School performs better in most academic metrics, particularly in math and science. However, it lags behind these schools in ELA performance for certain grade levels. The school's declining MCAS proficiency rates in recent years, particularly in math, warrant further investigation to understand the underlying causes and develop strategies for improvement.

301

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,291

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

840 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141

(617) 349-3050

District: Cambridge

Students who attend Cambridge Street Upper School usually attend:

High:

Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Feeder schools for Cambridge Street Upper School:

Elementary:	Amigos School
	Cambridgeport
	Fletcher/Maynard Academy
	Haggerty
	More...
	John M Tobin
	Kennedy-Longfellow
	Maria L. Baldwin
	Martin Luther King Junior
	Morse
	Peabody

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.9%

African American:

31.6%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Civics scores 12 pts below the Massachusetts average

!Near the bottom of Cambridge's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg41%

203^rd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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	52.2	203 of 484	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	202 of 493	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	199 of 501	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	204 of 497	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	262 of 501	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	293 of 498	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	290 of 484	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	283 of 487	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.6	291 of 482	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	289 of 441	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	155 of 206	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	163 of 202	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	155 of 209	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	178 of 212	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	78 of 193	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	91 of 195	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	99 of 172	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	119 of 134	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	177 of 445	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	270 of 431	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	179 of 424	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	103 of 417	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	197 of 473	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	197 of 481	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	250 of 489	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	239 of 494	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	208 of 483	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	299 of 478	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	308 of 463	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	164 of 376	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	203 of 378	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	202 of 322	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	149 of 309	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	378 of 464	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	318 of 469	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	285 of 481	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	428 of 489	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	213 of 462	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.9	327 of 452	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	335 of 438	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	234 of 473	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	224 of 483	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	168 of 489	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	187 of 497	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	251 of 485	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	261 of 478	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	245 of 466	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	66 of 116	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	185 of 435	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	129 of 441	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	95 of 444	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	21.4	427 of 503	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.8	304 of 489	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	323 of 484	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	291 of 467	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	53.1	213 of 491	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	47.1	159 of 339	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	88 of 386	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	103 of 392	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	92 of 403	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	122 of 404	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	192 of 401	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	188 of 396	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	150 of 395	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)57th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2023)11th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

Mathematics37%-4 vs state

Science30%-11 vs state

Civics27%-12 vs state

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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 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 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
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		102 (33.9%)	95 (31.6%)	35 (11.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.6%)	52.2	203^rd of 484 public middle schools	58.1%		53.8	202^nd of 493 public middle schools	59.0%	1		38.6	52.3	49.4	47.2		28.4	42.1	40.2	37.2		30.2	30.2	26.7	$37,291
Vassal Lane Upper School	Public	6-8	158 Spring Street	Cambridge	02141	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6550	298	43	7.0		106 (35.6%)	81 (27.2%)	37 (12.4%)	52 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	72.2	121^st of 484 public middle schools	75.0%		67	143^rd of 493 public middle schools	71.0%	22		54.6	51.8	56.0	54.1		53.5	44.7	55.3	51.3		40.0	40.0	45.9	$40,197
Next Wave Junior High	Public	7-8	81 Highland Ave	Somerville	02143	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 629-5640	16	5	3.1		6 (37.5%)	2 (12.5%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (12.5%)								(n/a)					7.1					0.0					$74,046
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		79 (27.9%)	72 (25.4%)	29 (10.2%)	55 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.6%)	80.2	92^nd of 484 public middle schools	81.0%		76.3	107^th of 493 public middle schools	78.3%	15		53.4	62.6	70.4	61.9		48.3	57.8	50.6	52.3		48.8	48.8	58.0	$38,081
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		145 (49.7%)	56 (19.2%)	33 (11.3%)	29 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	90.3	56^th of 484 public middle schools	88.4%		86.9	65^th of 493 public middle schools	86.8%	9		64.4	70.7	72.5	69.2		71.9	50.0	73.3	65.1		63.5	63.5	63.3	$35,443
John J. McGlynn Middle School	Public	6-8	3004 Mystic Valley Parkway	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2333	464	53	8.8		232 (50.0%)	67 (14.4%)	88 (19.0%)	40 (8.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)	35.5	288^th of 484 public middle schools	40.5%		33.3	310^th of 493 public middle schools	37.1%	22		28.9	28.2	36.4	31.2		27.0	32.1	31.7	30.2		26.2	26.2	29.6	$24,808
Madeleine Dugger Andrews	Public	6-8	3000 Mystic Valley Pkwy	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2228	435	49	8.9		269 (61.8%)	45 (10.3%)	63 (14.5%)	34 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	59.9	178^th of 484 public middle schools	63.2%		54.6	200^th of 493 public middle schools	59.4%	22		44.4	42.0	46.9	44.5		42.8	45.4	28.6	38.5		45.7	45.7	49.3	$22,740
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5240	436	45	9.7		40 (9.2%)	23 (5.3%)	369 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	397^th of 484 public middle schools	18.0%		19.9	390^th of 493 public middle schools	20.9%	7	26.1	24.1	32.7	22.7	26.4	11.5	8.1	23.1	5.3	12.1	23.9	11.6	17.5	15.6	$25,598
Joseph A. Browne School	Public	5-8	180 Walnut Street	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5235	487	54	9.0		27 (5.5%)	36 (7.4%)	419 (86.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11.8	438^th of 484 public middle schools	9.5%		10.8	453^rd of 493 public middle schools	8.1%	15	17.4	17.0	12.4	16.1	15.4	16.2	8.0	6.9	16.2	11.2	29.4	12.0	18.4	13.6	$23,450
Clark Avenue School	Public	5-8	8 Clark Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5100	673	53	12.7		25 (3.7%)	26 (3.9%)	616 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	9.2	456^th of 484 public middle schools	5.8%		8.1	467^th of 493 public middle schools	5.3%	11	19.5	8.1	12.9	14.1	13.6	19.3	3.8	11.6	9.6	11.0	16.7	6.4	11.4	9.8	$21,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Cambridge Street Upper School

What district is Cambridge Street Upper School in?

Cambridge

What high school do graduates of Cambridge Street Upper School attend?

Students who attend Cambridge Street Upper School usually go on to attend Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Is Cambridge Street Upper School a good school?

Cambridge Street Upper School ranks 203^rd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cambridge Street Upper School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Cambridge Street Upper School.

What is the racial makeup of Cambridge Street Upper School?

Students at Cambridge Street Upper School are 34% White, 32% African American, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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