Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, operated by Benjamin Banneker Charter Public, teaches 352 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is a school of Benjamin Banneker Charter Public, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School logs that 84% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 5% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Middlesex County shows median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rindge Avenue Upper School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 354 (now 352). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 11% to 6% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.