Cambridge Friends School

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 222

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1.5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

Address
5 Cadbury Rd
Cambridge, MA 02140

Phone
(617) 354-3880

Other Details
Principal or Admin: Peter Sommer, Head of School
Fax: (617) 876-1815
Website: www.cfsmass.org

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School Description

Cambridge Friends School is a Quaker coeducational day school serving 215 students in Pre-Kindergarten-Grade 8. Established by the Friends Meeting at Cambridge, it has a socioeconomically, racially, and culturally diverse student body, with a range of family structures. Guided by Quaker principles, Cambridge Friends School engages students in meaningful academic learning within a caring community strongly committed to social justice. The curriculum is designed to develop comprehensive literacy and to stimulate intellectual integrity and love of learning in all students. Cambridge Friends School provides a nurturing setting for academic, social, and spiritual development. The rigorous learning environment teaches children how to think critically with competency and confidence. Teachers help children develop a commitment to truthfulness and personal integrity, with the skills to solve problems and do so as members of a global community.

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2 reviews for Cambridge Friends School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 08, 2009
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Administration is a joke- beyond frustrating. Extremely disorganized school at the higher levels. Turnover is alarmingly high, hard to provide the kids with any consistency. Good education, but not one that couldn't be found elsewhere. Not the typical or accepted Friends environment.

Reviewed by Former Student on September 08, 2009
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
was a great education, but disturbingly sheltered and ruled. felt like a socialist environment. gave children no freedom to learn their way, and did not provide students with a real school experience.

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 222
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 17.3
Full-Time Teachers: 16
Part-Time Teachers: 2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.4
Percent Minority Students: 31.1%

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 123 (55.4%)
Females: 99 (44.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Cambridge Friends School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	20	9.0%
Asian	33	14.9%
Hispanic	16	7.2%
White	145	65.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	8	3.6%
Kindergarten	22	9.9%
1st Grade	20	9.0%
2nd Grade	26	11.7%
3rd Grade	25	11.3%
4th Grade	26	11.7%
5th Grade	29	13.1%
6th Grade	19	8.6%
7th Grade	22	9.9%
8th Grade	25	11.3%

Source: MA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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