Maria L. Baldwin vs Amigos School

Maria L. Baldwin School and Amigos School sit 1.4 miles apart in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but the gap in overall ratings is meaningful: Maria L. Baldwin holds a 9.9/10 versus Amigos School's 9.0/10 — a 0.9-point difference. State rank tells the sharper story: Maria L. Baldwin is ranked #1 of 1,791 schools in Massachusetts, while Amigos School ranks #51 of 1,791. Both are exceptional by any objective measure, but Maria L. Baldwin's top-of-state position is singular.

Academically, Maria L. Baldwin scores 9.8/10 against Amigos School's 9.0/10 — a 0.8-point delta that reflects consistently stronger proficiency outcomes. The growth score gap is wider: Maria L. Baldwin earns 9.9/10 compared to Amigos School's 8.6/10, a 1.3-point difference indicating that Maria L. Baldwin students make measurably faster academic progress relative to peers year over year. For parents who weight learning velocity alongside attainment, that distinction matters.

On the demographic and structural side, Amigos School enrolls 418 students to Maria L. Baldwin's 352, making Amigos the larger campus by 66 students. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical — Amigos at 10.7:1, Maria L. Baldwin at 11.0:1 — so neither school holds a meaningful class-size advantage. Both campuses serve prekindergarten through fifth grade as their core elementary program, though Amigos extends further up.

The most concrete structural difference involves grade span: Maria L. Baldwin serves PK–05, while Amigos School serves PK–08, continuing through middle school. A family enrolling at Amigos in kindergarten could keep their child at the same school through eighth grade without a transition, a logistical and community continuity advantage Maria L. Baldwin cannot match. Parents prioritizing a single-campus path from early childhood through middle school will find Amigos School's extended grade range directly relevant to that preference.