Enrollment
352
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENJAMIN BANNEKER CHARTER PUBLIC·NCES 250002200514
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
21 Notre Dame Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02142 · (617) 497-7771 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +6.0pp since 2016
Math
84.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +19.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 19 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 71.0% | 46.0% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2016-17 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #6 of 920 ▲ 6 | #5 of 207 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #13 of 920 ▼ 9 | #9 of 207 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #157 of 901 | #35 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #579 of 1,086 | #151 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #932 of 938 | #222 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #787 of 938 | #213 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #587 of 602 | #136 of 141 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
352
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 34.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 10 | 34.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 18 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 85% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (354 to 352); teachers up 5% (18 to 19).
About Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is a medium-sized elementary school in Benjamin Banneker Charter Public, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 352 students.
The school's district is Benjamin Banneker Charter Public.
Black students make up 84% of enrollment at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% White. In Middlesex County overall, about 5% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 28% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 19 full-time equivalents, or about 18.5 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts have 12.2:1, compared with 18.5:1 here.
allk12 grades Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is located in Middlesex County, where the median household income is $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is one of 386 public schools in the county.
Rindge Avenue Upper School is the public school closest to Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 352, starting from 344. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 34.4:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Middlesex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Banneker Charter Public SchoolHow large is Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School?
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-06.
Is Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School?
At Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 6% Hispanic, 84% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School public or private?
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Benjamin Banneker Charter Public.
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