| Index | Cambridge | Massachusetts | National |
| Average Test Scores | 59% | 52% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 10:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 17 | 1,167 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 13 | 508 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 14 | 193 | 7,963 |
| Index | Cambridge | Massachusetts | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 93.4% | 88.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 92.7% | 87.2% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 84.8% | 65.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 77.2% | 49.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 74.9% | 41.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 46.2% | 18.2% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 19.7% | 5.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 12.7% | 2.6% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 17 public schools, 13 private schools and 14 post-secondary schools in Cambridge. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Cambridge, MA schools is 59%. The average student to teacher ratio is 10:1. In Cambridge, MA, an average of 93.4% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 92.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dover, MA | 2,453 | 85% | 77.4% |
| Belmont, MA | 25,555 | 84% | 74.0% |
| Winchester, MA | 22,491 | 81% | 69.3% |
| West Concord, MA | 7,622 | 81% | 67.7% |
| Wellesley, MA | 28,909 | 80% | 66.0% |
| Cambridge, MA | 108,757 | 59% | 23.0% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Antioch, CA | 108,675 | 27% | 44.7% |
| Murrieta, CA | 108,583 | 57% | 19.0% |
| Temecula, CA | 108,965 | 57% | 19.4% |
| High Point, NC | 108,982 | 36% | 26.0% |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 109,067 | 49% | 3.1% |
| Cambridge, MA | 108,757 | 59% | 23.0% |
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