Cambridge Public School District

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For primary schools named "Cambridge" see: Cambridge Elementary School (disambiguation)

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Cambridge Public Schools
Location
135 Berkshire Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Victoria Greer [1]
Schools17
Budget$201,512,889 total
$28,077 per pupil
(2016) [2]
Students and staff
Students6,539 [3]
Teachers608 [4]
Student–teacher ratio10.5 to 1 [4]
Other information
Website Cambridge Public Schools

The Cambridge Public School District or Cambridge Public Schools is a school district serving Cambridge, Massachusetts in Greater Boston, in the United States. [5] The mission of the school district is "Cambridge Public Schools delivers an excellent education that inspires, acknowledges, empowers, and supports every student on their personal journey to achieve their highest potential in and beyond school and as productive members of their communities." [6]

History

In 2003, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS), also known as Rindge School, came close to losing its educational accreditation when it was placed on probation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. [7] The school has improved under Principal Chris Saheed; graduation rates hover around 98%, and 70% of students gain college admission.[ citation needed ]

In 2006 James Conry, the district's chief financial officer said that the district had a projected $4.9 million surplus due to a high state reimbursement from the Circuit Breaker program. [8]

In July 2023, the Boston Globe reported that some parents had removed their children from the school district because it had stopped offering Algebra 1 to eighth grade students. [9]

Schools

The district, as of 2022, has twelve elementary schools, with ten schools with grade levels JK-5, one English-Spanish dual immersion school with grades JK-8, and a Montessori school serving age 3 to grade 5. [10] It has four upper schools and one full high school program. [11]

High schools

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, Cambridge MA.jpg
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

K-8 schools

Upper schools

Elementary schools

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References

  1. "Superintendent".
  2. "Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report".
  3. "Enrollment Data (2019-20) - Cambridge (00490000)".
  4. 1 2 "Teacher Data (2018-19) - Cambridge (00490000)".
  5. "Contact CPS Staff Archived 2013-05-08 at the Wayback Machine ." Cambridge Public School District. Retrieved on June 2, 2013. "CPS Administrative Offices 159 Thorndike Street Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141"
  6. https://cdn5-ss5.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_3042785/File/schools/schools_at_a_glance.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  7. "School Fights Achievement Gap". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
  8. O'Leary, Janice. "SCHOOLS HAVE ANOTHER SURPLUS ; BUDGET IN BLACK BY $4.9M; LAST YEAR IT WAS $6M." Boston Globe . March 26, 2006. City Weekly p. 8. Retrieved on June 2, 2013.
  9. Cambridge schools are divided over middle school algebra, Boston Globe, July 18, 2023, Archive
  10. "Schools at a Glance 2012-2013 Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Cambridge Public School District. p. 3. Retrieved on June 2, 2013.
  11. "Schools at a Glance 2012-2013 Archived 2013-06-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Cambridge Public School District. p. 4. Retrieved on June 2, 2013.

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