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Rindge Avenue Upper School vs. Vassal Lane Upper School

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School Overview

School
Rindge Avenue Upper School
70 Rindge Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Vassal Lane Upper School
158 Spring Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
: 
6/
10
Top 50%
Top Rankings

Rindge Avenue Upper School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Massachusetts for:

Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 10%)

Vassal Lane Upper School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Massachusetts for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 5%)
Overview
Serving 274 students in grades 6-8, Rindge Avenue Upper School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Massachusetts for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 52% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 64% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 44%).
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the Massachusetts state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 46% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Serving 273 students in grades 6-8, Vassal Lane Upper School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Massachusetts for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 45% (which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 43% (which is lower than the Massachusetts state average of 44%).
The student:teacher ratio of 6:1 is lower than the Massachusetts state level of 12:1.
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is higher than the Massachusetts state average of 46% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Grades Offered
6-8
6-8
Total Students
274 students
273 students
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% Male | % Female
50% | 50%
53% | 47%
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Total Classroom Teachers
32 teachers
43 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Vassal Lane Upper School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
6:1
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This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Vassal Lane Upper School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#386 out of 1631 schools in MA
(Top 30%)
#789 out of 1631 schools in MA
(Top 50%)
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52%
(Top 30% in MA)
45%
(Top 50% in MA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
64%
(Top 20% in MA)
43%
(Bottom 50% in MA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
60-64%
(Top 30% in MA)
25-29%
(Bottom 50% in MA)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
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This chart displays the students of Vassal Lane Upper School by grade.
Grade 6 Students
94
103
Grade 7 Students
89
70
Grade 8 Students
91
100

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
10%
18%
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This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
10%
11%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
22%
24%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of Black public school students in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of Black public school students in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
50%
37%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of White public school students in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of White public school students in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
10%
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This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.68
0.76
This chart displays the diversity score of Rindge Avenue Upper School and the public school average diversity score of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Vassal Lane Upper School and the public school average diversity score of Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
38%
40%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
4%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Rindge Avenue Upper School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Vassal Lane Upper School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Massachusetts by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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