Maria L. Baldwin
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 25 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 31 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Maria L. Baldwin
Maria L. Baldwin operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, overseen by Cambridge. Current enrollment sits at 360 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Maria L. Baldwin is one of 17 schools operated by Cambridge, a district that serves 7,027 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Maria L. Baldwin shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% multiracial, 10% Asian, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Maria L. Baldwin is one.
Nearest neighbor: Graham and Parks, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maria L. Baldwin has changed only slightly, going from 364 students in 2018 to 360 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 15% to 9% across the same window.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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