Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE·NCES 250327000020
Cambridgeport
89 Elm Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 · (617) 349-6587 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% 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.
- AThree-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
9.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · 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 | 26 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2016
Math
61.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 68.0% | 56.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cambridgeport ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #200 of 920 ▼ 21 | #83 of 207 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #118 of 920 ▲ 80 | #61 of 207 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #100 of 901 | #22 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #814 of 1,086 | #193 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #87 of 938 | #19 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #12 of 938 | #7 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #83 of 602 | #20 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
263
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 263 | 27.1 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 27.7 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 26.6 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 26 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 40% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | N/A | N/A | 15% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridgeport.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (342 to 263); teachers up 8% (25 to 27.1).
About Cambridgeport
Cambridgeport is a small elementary school. Its address is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school's enrollment of 263 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students each.
Cambridgeport is one school in Cambridge, a system of 17 schools with 7,027 students.
Enrollment at Cambridgeport is mixed, with White students the largest group at 40%. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% Asian, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Middlesex County's population at about 67%. Cambridgeport has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Cambridgeport was 9.7:1. Among elementary schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 12.2:1.
allk12 grades Cambridgeport an A. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Across Middlesex County, median household income is about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Cambridgeport is among the 386 public schools in Middlesex County.
The next-closest public school is Fletcher/Maynard Academy, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students declined from 271 to 263 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 CambridgeportWhat is the total enrollment at Cambridgeport?
Cambridgeport enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cambridgeport an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cambridgeport is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambridgeport?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cambridgeport is approximately 9.7:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cambridgeport?
At Cambridgeport, the student body is approximately 40% White, 15% Hispanic, 19% Black, 14% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Cambridgeport in?
Cambridgeport is part of Cambridge.
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