Enrollment
292
Middle
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE·NCES 250327002746
Rindge Avenue Upper School
70 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 · (617) 349-4060 · Middlesex County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- A-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.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 97 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 33% |
Student demographics
68%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rindge Avenue Upper School→Cambridge Rindge and Latin
Based on grade levels within Cambridge. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +4.0pp since 2016
Math
65.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 4 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| 2016-17 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rindge Avenue Upper School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Middlesex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #43 of 304 ▲ 26 | #26 of 70 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #34 of 304 no change | #21 of 70 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #18 of 299 | #6 of 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #270 of 310 | #67 of 72 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #30 of 296 | #10 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #17 of 296 | #7 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #31 of 82 | #11 of 27 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
292
+23 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.2:1
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 | 292 | 31 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 33.3 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 31.8 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 33 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 30.2 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 29 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rindge Avenue Upper School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (267 to 292); teachers up 3% (30.2 to 31).
About Rindge Avenue Upper School
Rindge Avenue Upper School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school with its address in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The latest federal count shows 292 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Massachusetts is about 547 students, so this school is 47% smaller than average.
Cambridge enrolls 7,027 students in 17 schools, including Rindge Avenue Upper School.
Rindge Avenue Upper School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 50%. Other students are 19% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 10% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County residents are about 67% White. Rindge Avenue Upper School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.4:1. For comparison, middle schools in Massachusetts average 11.5:1.
Rindge Avenue Upper School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Massachusetts public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Among Middlesex County residents, median household income is about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 386 public schools in Middlesex County, with a combined enrollment of about 215,896.
Nearest public school: Peabody, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Rindge Avenue Upper School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Rindge Avenue Upper School had 269 students in 2020-21 and 292 in 2024-25, a 9% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 8.2:1 to 9.4:1.
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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 Rindge Avenue Upper SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rindge Avenue Upper School?
Rindge Avenue Upper School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rindge Avenue Upper School serve?
Rindge Avenue Upper School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Rindge Avenue Upper School have?
Rindge Avenue Upper School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Rindge Avenue Upper School?
Student demographics at Rindge Avenue Upper School are roughly 50% White, 11% Hispanic, 19% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Rindge Avenue Upper School in?
Rindge Avenue Upper School is part of Cambridge.
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