Top Rankings
Cambridge School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 12 public preschools serving 3,781 students in Cambridge School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in Massachusetts.
Public Preschools in Cambridge School District have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the Massachusetts public pre school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is more than the Massachusetts public preschool average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
17 Schools
568 Schools
# Students
7,027 Students
205,107 Students
# Teachers
748 Teachers
17,560 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cambridge School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#106 out of 395 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
44%
Graduation Rate
94%
90%