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Cambridge Intermediate School

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Cambridge Intermediate School ranks 337 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Cambridge Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving 522 students in grades 3-5 in the Cambridge-Isanti Public School District in Cambridge, Minnesota. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 58.67% of students proficient or better in Math and 51.05% proficient or better in Reading, compared to 45.99% and 46.86% for the district, respectively.

Cambridge Intermediate School's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as 3rd graders, who had 62.35% proficiency in Math compared to 51.19% for the district and 57.93% for the state. The school's English Language Learner students also ranked in the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. Compared to other nearby schools in the district, Cambridge Intermediate outperforms its peers, with 58.67% of students proficient in Math versus only 39.39% at Isanti Intermediate School.

While Cambridge Intermediate School is a high-performing institution, there are some areas where it could potentially improve, such as the performance of White students and Special Education students, which lags behind state averages. Overall, the school's diverse student population, consistent high rankings, and exceptional performance for certain subgroups make it a standout elementary school in the region.

536

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,808

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

428 2nd Ave NW
Cambridge, MN 55008-8888

(763) 691-6600

District: Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

Students who attend Cambridge Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Cambridge Middle School
High:	Cambridge-Isanti High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg46%

Minnesota avg47%

337^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

248^th of 446Cambridge-Isanti Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	337 of 872	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	410 of 881	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	357 of 845	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	326 of 858	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	248 of 869	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	313 of 870	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	298 of 847	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.9	300 of 853	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.3	254 of 848	70.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.0	233 of 840	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	228 of 826	72.4%	★★★★☆
2013	67.3	284 of 824	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.3	411 of 820	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.7	351 of 814	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	431 of 803	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	63.3	70 of 303	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	332 of 799	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	452 of 809	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	396 of 787	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.7	287 of 799	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	242 of 783	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	291 of 787	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	298 of 774	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	219 of 764	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	260 of 793	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	290 of 774	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	98 of 663	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	162 of 683	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	172 of 740	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	162 of 728	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	311 of 812	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	313 of 826	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	293 of 799	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	330 of 808	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	237 of 784	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	308 of 798	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	287 of 779	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	58 of 81	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	60 of 77	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	54 of 87	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	85 of 96	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	49 of 98	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	310 of 562	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	346 of 572	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	426 of 524	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	318 of 500	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	174 of 417	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	210 of 515	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	261 of 463	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	441 of 714	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	517 of 730	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	412 of 712	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	414 of 725	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	288 of 710	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	359 of 722	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	394 of 712	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)28th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math59%+13 vs state

Reading51%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Cambridge Intermediate School	Public	3-5	428 2nd Ave NW	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 691-6600	536	33	16.3	36.0%	439 (81.9%)	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.9%)	18 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.0%)	63.9	337^th of 872 public elementary schools	61.4%		57.8	410^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.5%	73	62.4	62.3	51.7		58.7	48.8	48.9	55.3		51.1	$11,808
Cambridge Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	310 N Elm St	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 691-6500	498	34	14.7	43.4%	411 (82.5%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.0%)	15 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)								(n/a)											$12,790
Cambridge-Isanti OLL Elementary K-5	Public, Virtual	K-5	625a Old North Main St	Cambridge	55008	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(763) 689-6218	18	1	15.1	44.4%	14 (77.8%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (16.7%)								(n/a)
Art and Science Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	903 6th Avenue Ct NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Art and Science Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 444-0039	171	11	15.5	36.8%	137 (80.1%)	3 (1.8%)	9 (5.3%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.9%)	35.8	591^st of 872 public elementary schools	32.2%		52.1	469^th of 881 public elementary schools	46.8%	122	41.5	40.6			41.1	36.6	45.5			40.5	$14,970
Isanti Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	301 Heritage Blvd NW	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 691-8778	407	32	12.8	33.4%	333 (81.8%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.7%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)								(n/a)											$12,873
Cambridge-Isanti STEAM School	Public	K-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 552-8800	139	8	16.8	23.7%	121 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	31	635^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.2%		57.7	412^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.2%	223	45.5	50.0	21.7		39.4	26.1	42.3	36.4		35.2	$8,273
Isanti Intermediate School	Public	3-5	101 9th Ave NE	Isanti	55040	Isanti County	Cambridge-Isanti Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 552-8800	422	28	15.3	40.0%	358 (84.8%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.5%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	29.8	650^th of 872 public elementary schools	25.5%		34.9	621^st of 881 public elementary schools	29.5%	29	40.0	36.1	42.3		39.4	25.5	29.3	48.9		34.4	$11,215
Braham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	528 SW 8th St	Braham	55006	Isanti County	Braham Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 396-3316	429	30	14.5	40.3%	378 (88.1%)	5 (1.2%)	20 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	69.4	277^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.2%		57.9	409^th of 881 public elementary schools	53.6%	132	81.5	59.3	54.8	40.0	58.9	59.1	44.4	59.4	55.4	55.0	$9,480
North Branch Area Education Center	Public	PK-K	38705 Grand Ave	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	North Branch Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 674-1225	239	18	13.1	36.4%	194 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.1%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)								(n/a)
Phoenix Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	38460 Lincoln Trl	North Branch	55056	Chisago County	Phoenix Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 237-0656	156	11	14.8	42.9%	124 (79.5%)	7 (4.5%)	16 (10.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	52.2	455^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.8%		40.6	576^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.6%	121	50.0	71.4	44.0		48.1	40.0	42.9	56.0		44.2	$10,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Cambridge Intermediate School

What district is Cambridge Intermediate School in?

Cambridge-Isanti Public School District

What schools do graduates of Cambridge Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Cambridge Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cambridge Middle School
High : Cambridge-Isanti High School

Is Cambridge Intermediate School a good school?

Cambridge Intermediate School ranks 337^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cambridge Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended Cambridge Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Cambridge Intermediate School?

Students at Cambridge Intermediate School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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