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Cambridgeport

89 Elm Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 · (617) 349-6587 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2610%
Kindergarten3413%
Grade 13814%
Grade 23814%
Grade 34417%
Grade 44718%
Grade 53614%
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%
White
10640%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
4015%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
4919%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
3814%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
2911%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
13049%
Female
13250%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.0%61.0%
2023-2456.0%63.0%
2022-2367.0%68.0%
2021-2258.0%50.0%
2020-2163.0%35.0%
2018-1969.0%61.0%
2017-1871.0%52.0%
2016-1768.0%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
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#200 of 920#83 of 207
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#118 of 920#61 of 207
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
263
-79 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.7:1
% White
40%
was 52%
% Hispanic
15%
was 8%
% Black
19%
was 20%
% Asian
14%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2526327.19.7:1N/A
2023-2428527.710.3:1N/A
2022-2325526.69.6:1N/A
2017-183422513.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridgeport.

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.

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 342 to 263 over 7 years. White enrollment as a share of the school decreased from 52% to 40%. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.7:1 to 9.7:1.

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
Cambridgeport
District
Cambridge
Address
89 Elm Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone
(617) 349-6587
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
263
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
9.7:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
250327000020
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cambridgeport
What 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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