Cambridge Street Upper School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Cambridge, Massachusetts·02141
Score
67.7/100
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#89
Among 274 Massachusetts middle schools
#4
In Cambridge
Top 33%
In Massachusetts

Score 67.7/100: better than 67% of Massachusetts middle 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
50%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 69% of them
286 students tested
Math
44%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 43%, better than 60% of them
279 students tested
Science
51%
Similar Massachusetts schools ≈ 42%, better than 68% of them
97 students tested
All Massachusetts schools (ELA / math)
42% / 42%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 11 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 6MCAS ELA4597
English language artsGrade 7MCAS ELA4387
English language artsGrade 8MCAS ELA60102
English language artsAll gradesMCAS ELA50286
MathGrade 6MCAS Mathematics4296
MathGrade 7MCAS Mathematics3485
MathGrade 8MCAS Mathematics5698
MathAll gradesMCAS Mathematics44279
ScienceGrade 8MCAS Science5197
ScienceAll gradesMCAS Science5197
Social studiesGrade 8MCAS Civics4795

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
304
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
304
Typical middle school: 543
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Middlesex County

Contact

Address
840 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle 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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Cambridge Street Upper School at a glance

Cambridge Street Upper School is a public middle school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Cambridge school district. It has about 304 students (a typical Massachusetts middle school has 543).

In 2025-26 state tests, 50% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 44% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meeting or exceeding expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Massachusetts middle schools, it scores 67.7 out of 100: better than 67% of them, ranking #89 of 274. Its English language arts result rose by 3 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.