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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 02138

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At a glance

Schools

1,268

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedMaria L. Baldwin8^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Haggerty up 87 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 02138 zip code area of Cambridge, Massachusetts is home to two elementary schools: Maria L. Baldwin and Haggerty. While both schools serve students in the same geographic area, their academic performance and key metrics differ significantly.

The Maria L. Baldwin school stands out as a high-performing elementary school, consistently ranking among the top 8 in Massachusetts and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its student proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the Cambridge district and Massachusetts state averages, ranging from 73.91% to 89.13% for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Maria L. Baldwin has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 and spends $32,504 per student, indicating a strong investment in resources and support for its students.

In contrast, the Haggerty school, while still performing better than state averages in many areas, does not stand out as strongly as Maria L. Baldwin. Haggerty's performance is more in line with the Cambridge district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 51.02% to 65.63% for the 2024-2025 school year. The school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.6 and spends $34,911 per student, suggesting that factors beyond just spending and class size may be contributing to the differences in academic achievement between the two schools.

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Ranking:

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
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		207 (57.5%)	33 (9.2%)	27 (7.5%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.6%)	96.6	8^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.7	7^th of 916 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	75.9	87.2	78.3	80.3	81.5	87.2	89.1	85.7	73.9	73.9	$35,468
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		156 (42.5%)	66 (18.0%)	28 (7.6%)	86 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	77.9	206^th of 906 public elementary schools	77.3%		75.9	235^th of 916 public elementary schools	74.3%	29	51.2	53.1	57.9	53.9	63.4	56.3	69.2	62.5	61.5	61.5	$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		87 (34.8%)	47 (18.8%)	26 (10.4%)	63 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.8%)	79	193^rd of 906 public elementary schools	78.7%		69.9	280^th of 916 public elementary schools	69.4%	87	62.5	51.0	64.0	57.6	65.6	61.2	52.0	60.4	60.0	60.0	$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		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

Cities Near Zip Code 02138

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cambridge	0.53 mi	19	107^th
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

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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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