Putnam Avenue Upper School

Regular School · Cambridge, MA

Putnam Avenue Upper School is a regular school school in Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving grades 06–08 with 283 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

283

Teachers (FTE)

31.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	79	28%
Black or African American	72	25%
Asian	55	19%
Two or more races	47	17%
Hispanic/Latino	29	10%
Not Specified	1	0%
Total enrollment	283	144M / 138F

English Language Learners: 11 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25-29%	36.7%	185
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	49.2%	190
Science Proficiency	40-59%	—	29

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.06 grade levels

Math

-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

15.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	283	100%

Contact & Location

100 Putnam Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02139

Phone: (617)349-7780

http://putnamavenue.cpsd.us

District

Cambridge

Per-pupil expenditure: $57,204

District enrollment: 6,627

Other Schools in District

Amigos School Elementary
Cambridgeport Elementary
Fletcher/Maynard Academy Elementary
Graham and Parks Elementary
Haggerty Elementary
John M Tobin Elementary
Kennedy-Longfellow Elementary
King Open Elementary

View all 16 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 02139) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

250327002768

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD