Cambridgeport vs Haggerty

Cambridgeport and Haggerty are both high-performing Cambridge elementary schools, but Haggerty holds a meaningful edge in statewide standing. Haggerty ranks #16 of 1,791 Massachusetts schools while Cambridgeport ranks #42 of 1,791 — a 26-position gap that places Haggerty in the top 1% of the state versus Cambridgeport's top 3%. Overall ratings sit at 9.3 for Haggerty and 9.1 for Cambridgeport, a 0.2-point gap that understates the rank difference.

On academics, both schools are equal: Cambridgeport and Haggerty each earn an 8.3/10 academic score, meaning neither school has a detectable advantage in tested proficiency. Where they diverge is growth. Haggerty's growth score is 9.7/10 against Cambridgeport's 9.2/10 — a half-point difference that indicates Haggerty students are advancing at a faster pace relative to their starting points, regardless of where they begin.

The most concrete structural difference between the two schools is class size. Haggerty's student-teacher ratio is 7.9:1 compared to Cambridgeport's 10.6:1 — roughly three fewer students per teacher. That gap directly affects daily instruction time per child. Cambridgeport enrolls 285 students versus Haggerty's 229, so Cambridgeport operates as a somewhat larger community, which some families prefer for the breadth of peer relationships it offers.

Both schools serve grades PK through 05 and sit 2.9 miles apart within Cambridge, so families are choosing between two schools in the same district with the same grade span but measurably different staffing ratios and growth trajectories. Haggerty's lower ratio and higher growth score make it the stronger option on per-pupil instructional intensity, while Cambridgeport's larger enrollment provides a broader peer environment at a still-excellent statewide rank.