John M Tobin

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Cambridge, Massachusetts

John M Tobin in Cambridge, Massachusetts enrolled 291 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% 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 fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

320 students in 2022-23, 326 students in 2023-24, 291 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.3 to 27.0.

Students enrolled at John M Tobin by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 29101002003004002022-233202023-243262024-25291
Students enrolled at John M Tobin by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 29101002003004002022-233202023-243262024-25291
Students enrolled at John M Tobin by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 29101002003004002022-233202023-243262024-25291
Students enrolled at John M Tobin by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 29101002003004002022-233202023-243262024-25291
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332030.310.5
2023-2432632.710.0
2024-2529127.010.8

10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 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; John M Tobin 10.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJohn M Tobin 10.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; John M Tobin 10.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJohn M Tobin 10.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; John M Tobin 10.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJohn M Tobin 10.8state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; John M Tobin 10.8; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJohn M Tobin 10.8state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John M Tobin enrolled 215 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.1% of students were White, 26.8% Black, 15.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White36.1%
  2. Black26.8%
  3. Asian15.8%
  4. Two or more races12.0%
  5. Hispanic9.3%

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 John M Tobin scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% 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, 2021-2260‑64%55%43.7%
Math, 2022-2370‑74%49% (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.

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 John M Tobin

  1. CambridgeportThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 263 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Fletcher/Maynard AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 249 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare John M Tobin with CambridgeportStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cambridge spends per student$39,949 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$39,949
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsJohn M Tobin is the number 730 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#730 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.10.8:1
  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 John M Tobin

  1. How many students attend John M Tobin?
    291 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 320 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cambridge, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John M Tobin?
    10.8 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 John M Tobin a Title I school?
    John M Tobin was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at John M Tobin do on state tests?
    The students tested at John M Tobin scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 70-74% 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 John M Tobin in?
    Cambridge, NCES district ID 2503270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250327000442 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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