Summary:
The 02140 zip code of Cambridge, Massachusetts is home to two high-performing elementary schools: Graham and Parks and Peabody. Both schools have consistently ranked in the top 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with strong academic achievement across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Graham and Parks has 396 students, while Peabody has 321 students. Both schools have relatively low student-to-teacher ratios, with Graham and Parks at 11:1 and Peabody at 12.3:1. In the 2024-2025 school year, Graham and Parks had 53.91% of students proficient or better in ELA, while Peabody had 57.94% proficient or better. In mathematics, Graham and Parks had 62.5% of students proficient or better, and Peabody had 54.4% proficient or better. Peabody's science proficiency rates are particularly impressive, with 77.27% of students proficient or better.
The data indicates that both Cambridge elementary schools are well-resourced, with Graham and Parks spending $32,848 per student and Peabody spending $33,306 per student in the 2020-2021 school year. This level of funding and the low student-to-teacher ratios suggest that these schools are able to provide a supportive learning environment for their students, which is likely a contributing factor to their strong academic performance.
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