Kennedy-Longfellow

Located at 158 Spring Street, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Kennedy-Longfellow is an intimate elementary school that caters to 215 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Cambridge. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 381.

Cambridge comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 7,027 students; Kennedy-Longfellow is among them.

In terms of who attends, Kennedy-Longfellow shows that the largest single group is Black at 37%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 15% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 5% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) reports that median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Kennedy-Longfellow is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is Vassal Lane Upper School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kennedy-Longfellow has contracted 27%, going from 293 students in 2018 to 215 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 20% to 37%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.