Martin Luther King Jr.

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Cambridge, Massachusetts·02139
Score
84.7/100
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#128
Among 837 Massachusetts elementary schools
#3
In Cambridge
Top 16%
In Massachusetts

Score 84.7/100: better than 84% of Massachusetts elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meeting or exceeding expectations on state tests in Massachusetts, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Massachusetts schools.

English language arts
67%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 42%, better than 90% of them
172 students tested
Math
67%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 45%, better than 86% of them
172 students tested
Science
56%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 46%, better than 66% of them
61 students tested
All Massachusetts schools (ELA / math)
42% / 42%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3MCAS ELA7156
English language artsGrade 4MCAS ELA7454
English language artsGrade 5MCAS ELA5662
English language artsAll gradesMCAS ELA67172
MathGrade 3MCAS Mathematics6656
MathGrade 4MCAS Mathematics7654
MathGrade 5MCAS Mathematics6162
MathAll gradesMCAS Mathematics67172
ScienceGrade 5MCAS Science5661
ScienceAll gradesMCAS Science5661

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
328
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
328
Typical elementary school: 349
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Middlesex County

Contact

Address
102 Putnam Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Massachusetts. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Martin Luther King Jr. at a glance

Martin Luther King Jr. is a public elementary school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-5. It is part of the Cambridge school district. It has about 328 students (a typical Massachusetts elementary school has 349).

In 2025-26 state tests, 67% in English language arts (similar schools: 42%) and 67% in math (similar schools: 45%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts elementary schools, it scores 84.7 out of 100: better than 84% of them, ranking #128 of 837. Its English language arts result fell by 14 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.