📍 850 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, 02139
King Open is an Alternative/PRU serving elementary age pupils, located in Cambridge, Middlesex County. The school has 371 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cambridge school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
King Open enrolls 371 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 23% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 136 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 13% |
| Asian | 49 | 13% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
King Open is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-70, state senate district 26, state house district 143.
King Open is one of 17 schools in Cambridge, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The district serves 7,027 students district-wide and employs 759 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 371 students, King Open is close to the district average of about 413 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize