Cambridge Public Schools, Massachusetts, elections

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Cambridge Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 6,915 (2023-2024)
Schools: 17 (2023-2024)
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Cambridge Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Middlesex County). During the 2024 school year, 6,915 students attended one of the district's 17 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Cambridge Public Schools school board, At-large

General election

General election for Cambridge Public Schools school board, At-large

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Emily Dexter in round 1 , Manikka Bowman in round 1 , Alfred Fantini in round 2 , Ayesha Wilson in round 3 , Rachel Weinstein in round 9 , and Jose Luis Rojas Villarreal in round 10 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 19,425
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About the district

School board

Cambridge Public Schools consists of seven members serving two-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Richard Harding
Elizabeth Hudson
Caroline Hunter
Jose Luis Rojas Villarreal
E. Denise Simmons
David Weinstein
Rachel Weinstein

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Overlapping state house districts

Cambridge Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 29th Middlesex DistrictSteven OwensDemocratic Party 34% 45%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 25th Middlesex DistrictMarjorie DeckerDemocratic Party 25% 100%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 26th Middlesex DistrictMike ConnollyDemocratic Party 20% 54%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Suffolk DistrictDaniel Joseph RyanDemocratic Party 12% 20%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 24th Middlesex DistrictDavid RogersDemocratic Party 6% 6%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 18th Suffolk DistrictMichael MoranDemocratic Party 4% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $12,413,000 $1,877 4%
Local: $237,000,000 $35,844 78%
State: $53,746,000 $8,129 18%
Total: $303,159,000 $45,850
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $355,220,000 $53,723
Total Current Expenditures: $257,652,000 $38,967
Instructional Expenditures: $144,423,000 $21,842 41%
Student and Staff Support: $50,200,000 $7,592 14%
Administration: $23,740,000 $3,590 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $39,164,000 $5,923 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $27,859,000 $4,213
Construction: $26,366,000 $3,987
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $71,000 $10
Interest on Debt: $37,342,000 $5,647

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 42 54 22 26 <50 50-54 56
2018-2019 54 71 32 38 <50 60-64 68
2017-2018 56 73 35 39 <50 60-64 71
2016-2017 54 71 34 37 <50 60-64 70
2015-2016 64 79 45 50 40-59 65-69 80
2014-2015 64 79 43 50 >=50 65-69 80
2013-2014 61 75 43 50 40-59 65-69 78
2012-2013 62 79 41 49 60-79 70-74 79
2011-2012 58 77 38 40-59 50 75
2010-2011 55 74 37 39 40-59 55-59 73

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 59 69 36 47 <50 65-69 73
2018-2019 60 72 37 46 <50 70-74 76
2017-2018 65 74 47 51 >=50 70-74 78
2016-2017 60 69 42 46 <50 65-69 74
2015-2016 74 82 57 65 60-79 75-79 86
2014-2015 72 81 56 58 >=50 75-79 85
2013-2014 69 78 53 59 60-79 75-79 83
2012-2013 68 78 49 55 60-79 70-74 84
2011-2012 66 77 49 60-79 59 81
2010-2011 66 80-84 50 55 60-79 65-69 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 89 >=95 80-84 80-84 PS >=90 >=95
2018-2019 88 90-94 85-89 75-79 PS >=80 90-94
2017-2018 88 >=95 80-84 80-84 PS >=80 90-94
2016-2017 90 90-94 85-89 80-89 PS >=80 90-94
2015-2016 88 >=90 85-89 80-84 PS >=80 90-94
2014-2015 92 >=90 90-94 80-89 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 88 >=90 80-84 85-89 PS >=50 90-94
2012-2013 83 80-89 75-79 80-89 PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 83 >=90 75-79 75-79 85-89
2010-2011 83 >=80 80-84 80-84 PS >=50 85-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 6,915 2.4
2022-2023 6,746 2.0
2021-2022 6,612 -1.0
2020-2021 6,678 -6.2
2019-2020 7,091 0.5
2018-2019 7,052 2.0
2017-2018 6,914 -0.7
2016-2017 6,961 2.7
2015-2016 6,771 3.4
2014-2015 6,539 2.7
2013-2014 6,361 2.2
2012-2013 6,222 2.7
2011-2012 6,052 0.5
2010-2011 6,019 1.1
2009-2010 5,950 3.0
2008-2009 5,770 1.5
2007-2008 5,682 1.5
2006-2007 5,599 -3.5
2005-2006 5,797 -6.7
2004-2005 6,183 -4.1
2003-2004 6,437 -5.1
2002-2003 6,765 -4.1
2001-2002 7,044 -0.9
2000-2001 7,110 -2.6
1999-2000 7,294 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cambridge Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.4 7.4
Black 22.5 9.6
Hispanic 14.3 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 11.1 4.5
White 37.2 52.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cambridge Public Schools had 762.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.07.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 45.77
Kindergarten: 42.68
Elementary: 456.01
Secondary: 218.34
Total: 762.80

Cambridge Public Schools employed 36.80 district administrators and 51.18 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 36.80
District Administrative Support: 45.80
School Administrators: 51.18
School Administrative Support: 28.38
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 281.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 20.80
Library/Media Support: 34.40
Student Support Services: 151.14
Other Support Services: 94.29

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Cambridge Public Schools operates 17 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Amigos School418PK-8
Cambridgeport285PK-5
Cambridge Rindge And Latin1,9799-12
Cambridge Street Upper School3046-8
Fletcher/Maynard Academy251PK-5
Graham And Parks396PK-5
Haggerty229PK-5
John M Tobin326PK-5
Kennedy-Longfellow220PK-5
King Open387PK-5
Maria L. Baldwin352PK-5
Martin Luther King Jr.328PK-5
Morse302PK-5
Peabody321PK-5
Putnam Avenue Upper School2706-8
Rindge Avenue Upper School2896-8
Vassal Lane Upper School2586-8

School board meetings

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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