Prospect Hill Academy Charter School

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School operates as a mid-sized K-12 campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, operated by Prospect Hill Academy Charter. Current enrollment sits at 890 students spanning grades pre-K through 12.

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a school of Prospect Hill Academy Charter, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 5% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. The state averages about 10.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Middlesex County) logs that median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cambridgeport, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 1,132 students in 2018 compared to 890 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Prospect Hill Academy Charter School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.