Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE·NCES 250327000444
Kennedy-Longfellow
158 Spring Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 · (617) 349-6841 · Middlesex County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-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
7.0:1
31 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 | 13 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (38).
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
30.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -1.0pp since 2016
Math
31.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2016-17 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kennedy-Longfellow ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #638 of 920 ▲ 34 | #172 of 207 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #654 of 920 ▲ 168 | #174 of 207 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #140 of 901 | #31 of 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #914 of 1,086 | #217 of 238 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #3 of 938 | #1 of 222 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #16 of 938 | #10 of 222 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #57 of 602 | #14 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
215
-28 (-12%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 6.6:1
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 | 215 | 30.6 | 7.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 32.4 | 6.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 31 | 5.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 37 | 6.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 27.7 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 29 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 39 | 10.3:1 | 58% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | N/A | N/A | 39% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kennedy-Longfellow.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (293 to 215); teachers up 10% (27.7 to 30.6).
About Kennedy-Longfellow
Kennedy-Longfellow is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its enrollment is 215 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students, which makes this school 44% below average.
Cambridge has 17 schools; together they serve 7,027 students.
The student body at Kennedy-Longfellow has no majority group. Black students lead at 37%. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 15% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 32 points above the 5% share among Middlesex County residents. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at Kennedy-Longfellow are from different groups.
Staffing at Kennedy-Longfellow comes to 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.0:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1, 5.1 more students per teacher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Kennedy-Longfellow lands at C, ahead of 34% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Census data for Middlesex County show median household income comes to about $130,847, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 386 public schools and about 215,896 students.
Kennedy-Longfellow's nearest public school is Vassal Lane Upper School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 215, compared with 243 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Kennedy-Longfellow can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Kennedy-LongfellowHow large is Kennedy-Longfellow?
Kennedy-Longfellow enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kennedy-Longfellow serve?
Kennedy-Longfellow serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Kennedy-Longfellow?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at Kennedy-Longfellow.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kennedy-Longfellow?
At Kennedy-Longfellow, the student body is approximately 15% White, 22% Hispanic, 37% Black, 22% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kennedy-Longfellow public or private?
Kennedy-Longfellow is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cambridge.
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