Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in Cambridge, Massachusetts enrolled 352 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 18.5 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

332 students in 2022-23, 346 students in 2023-24, 352 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 19.0.

Students enrolled at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233322023-243462024-25352
Students enrolled at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233322023-243462024-25352
Students enrolled at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233322023-243462024-25352
Students enrolled at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 346, 2024-25: 35201002003004002022-233322023-243462024-25352
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333220.016.6
2023-2434621.016.5
2024-2535219.018.5

18.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 18.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 18.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 18.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; This school 18.5; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 18.5state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 309 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School enrolled 309 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 309 of the 309 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.3% of students were Black, 6.3% Hispanic, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black84.3%
  2. Hispanic6.3%
  3. Two or more races3.7%
  4. Asian3.1%
  5. White2.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%70‑74%43.7%
Math, 2022-2375‑79%75‑79% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Cambridge

13 public elementary schools in Cambridge report 2024-25 enrollment; Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Amigos School41311.0not reported
King Open39110.4not reported
Graham and Parks36711.2not reported
Maria L. Baldwin36011.0not reported
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School35218.5not reported
Martin Luther King Jr.34010.2not reported
Morse32810.2not reported
Peabody31411.2not reported

All public schools in Cambridge →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

  1. PeabodyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 314 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Graham and ParksThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 367 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School with PeabodyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) spends per student$27,437 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,437
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsBenjamin Banneker Charter Public School is the number 574 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#574 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher18.5 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.18.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School

  1. How many students attend Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School?
    352 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 332 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cambridge, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School?
    18.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School a Title I school?
    Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in?
    Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District), NCES district ID 2500022. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250002200514 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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