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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST·NCES 270741003657
Cambridge Intermediate School
428 2ND AVE NW, CAMBRIDGE, MN 55008 · (763) 691-6600 · Isanti County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
193 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 171 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 183 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 182 | 34% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cambridge Intermediate School
Cambridge Intermediate School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Intermediate School this school | 536 | 36.0% | 49.4% |
| ROSSMAN ELEMENTARY DETROIT LAKES | 565 | 33.1% | 58.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary ALEXANDRIA | 481 | 37.8% | 52.8% |
| ROSEAU ELEMENTARY ROSEAU | 574 | 32.4% | 46.0% |
| Kennedy Elementary HASTINGS | 461 | 35.4% | 47.1% |
| Princeton Primary School PRINCETON | 639 | 36.9% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cambridge Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Isanti County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #351 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #296 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #376 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #240 of 1,130 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #653 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #560 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #585 of 942 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #289 of 499 | #5 of 6 |
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
536
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 536 | 32.8 | 16.4:1 | 36% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 31.8 | 16.4:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 32.8 | 15.3:1 | 40% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 22% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 35.7 | 17.0:1 | 38% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 39% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 30 | 19.2:1 | 38% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (605 to 536); teachers down 8% (35.7 to 32.8).
About Cambridge Intermediate School
Cambridge Intermediate School is an elementary school in CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota, and it is part of Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist. It serves 536 students in grades 3 through 5. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 56% bigger than that.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist has 5,007 students in 18 schools, and Cambridge Intermediate School is one of those schools.
The student body at Cambridge Intermediate School is 82% White. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Isanti County, the White share is about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cambridge Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.4:1. That is higher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. The lunch program counts 36% of students at Cambridge Intermediate School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Isanti County average 35%.
The allk12 Grade for Cambridge Intermediate School is B. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cambridge Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 49.4% actual against 45.7% predicted.
Isanti County has these Census figures: the median household income is $87,440, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Isanti County is home to 24 public schools and about 6,086 public school students.
Nearest public school: Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEd, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Cambridge Intermediate School's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 525 in 2020-21, 536 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.5:1 to 16.4:1 over the same years.
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Isanti County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,596
Census ACS
Median income
$87,440
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
6,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist
- Cambridge-Isanti High SchoolHigh · 1,582 students
- Cambridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Cambridge Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Isanti Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Isanti Intermediate SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Isanti Primary SchoolElementary · 407 students
Other schools in CAMBRIDGE
- Cambridge-Isanti High SchoolHigh · 1,582 students
- Cambridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Cambridge Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-12High · 88 students
- Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEdElementary · 74 students
- Riverside AcademyHigh · 40 students
Other Cambridge Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Cambridge Intermediate. Cambridge Intermediate School is the largest of the 2.
- Cambridge Intermediate SchoolCambridge, OH · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEd0.0 mi · 74
- Cambridge Primary School0.1 mi · 498
- Cambridge-Isanti High School0.4 mi · 1,582
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Secondary 6-120.5 mi · 88
- C-I Education Center0.5 mi · 3
- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Elementary K-50.5 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge Intermediate SchoolHow large is Cambridge Intermediate School?
Cambridge Intermediate School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades 03-05.
Is Cambridge Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cambridge Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambridge Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cambridge Intermediate School is approximately 16.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cambridge Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Cambridge Intermediate School are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cambridge Intermediate School public or private?
Cambridge Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.