Putnam Avenue Upper School (Cambridge SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Putnam Avenue Upper School is a Middle in Cambridge, MA. It currently serves 270 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the Cambridge School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Cambridge School District and all schools in Massachusetts.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:270
Number of Teachers: 35
Student/Teacher Ratio: 7.63

Location Info

Location: 100 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Mailing Address: 100 Putnam Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617)349-7780
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 93
Grade 7 93
Grade 8 84
Gender/Sex of Putnam Avenue Upper School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 146 54.07
Female 124 45.93
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Putnam Avenue Upper School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.37
Asian 51 18.89
Black or African American 73 27.04
Hispanic/Latino 27 10.00
Two or more races 39 14.44
White 79 29.26
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 27 18.49
Black or African American 44 30.14
Hispanic/Latino 15 10.27
Two or more races 18 12.33
White 42 28.77
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.81
Asian 24 19.36
Black or African American 29 23.39
Hispanic/Latino 12 9.68
Two or more races 21 16.93
White 37 29.84

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 22 23.66
Black or African American 21 22.58
Hispanic/Latino 6 6.45
Two or more races 15 16.13
White 29 31.18
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 18 19.36
Black or African American 25 26.88
Hispanic/Latino 10 10.75
Two or more races 13 13.98
White 27 29.03
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.19
Asian 11 13.10
Black or African American 27 32.14
Hispanic/Latino 11 13.10
Two or more races 11 13.10
White 23 27.38