Haggerty

Set in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Haggerty is a small elementary campus, run under Cambridge. It works with 250 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

Across the 17 schools in Cambridge (7,027 students total), Haggerty accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Haggerty shows that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 25% Asian, 19% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Haggerty tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Middlesex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Haggerty is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mary Lee Burbank, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haggerty has fell 3%, going from 257 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 45% to 35%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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