Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Cambridge Rindge and Latin, a well-populated four-year high school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Cambridge, hosts 2,072 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 167% bigger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

Cambridge runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 7,027 students. Cambridge Rindge and Latin is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Cambridge Rindge and Latin reports that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Cambridge Rindge and Latin has 223 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household earnings sit near $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Cambridge Rindge and Latin is one.

The closest other public school is John M Tobin, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Cambridge Rindge and Latin's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,965 (now 2,072). Class-load math has fell: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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