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Cambridge Primary School
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Cambridge Primary School
Cambridge Primary School is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in CAMBRIDGE, Minnesota, overseen by Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist, enrolling 498 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 45% above typical.
Cambridge-Isanti Public School Dist runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 5,007 students. Cambridge Primary School is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Cambridge Primary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school records 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Isanti County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cambridge Primary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Cambridge Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Isanti County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,440 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Isanti County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,086 students), Cambridge Primary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Cambridge Early Childhood SpecialEd, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cambridge Primary School.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cambridge Primary School has declined 17%, going from 601 students in 2018 to 498 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 83% across the same window.
On the community side, members of the Cambridge Primary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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- Cambridge-Isanti OLL Elementary K-50.5 mi · 18
- C-I Education Center0.5 mi · 3
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