Community Charter School of Cambridge
1 high school in our rankings
Ranks #257 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 6–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Community Charter School of Cambridge is a public charter school serving students in Cambridge, the city immediately across the Charles River from Boston in Middlesex County. As a charter school, it operates independently of the city's traditional public school system while remaining tuition-free and open to students through the state's charter enrollment process. Cambridge is known as a major academic and research center, home to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and it is one of the most densely populated cities in New England. The district's single high school serves students across the grade levels offered by the charter.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 43% of districts. 95.7% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 6% of districts.
- Trend: Math MCAS is up 9.2 points since 2023 (32.1333% to 41.3125%).
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 27.1% in 2022 to 18.4% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Community Charter School of Cambridge
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Community Charter School of Cambridge). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
55.3% female · 44.7% male
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.1% missed 20% or more of school days