Best Cambridge Private Preschools (2026)

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Cambridge, Massachusetts Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

The Henry Buckner School (Closed 2016)

85 Bishop Allen Dr
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 547-5554

Gr: K-1 | 6 students

Overview

This Town (Cambridge)

This State (MA)

# Schools

11 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Preschools
Year	Cambridge, MA Total Schools
2025	11
2024	11
2023	11
2022	10
2021	10
2020	10
2019	11
2018	11
2017	10
2016	10
2015	8

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Student Body:

# Students

2,783 Students

77,725 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Preschool
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	309	148	191
2024	297	145	187
2023	294	144	185
2022	323	146	188
2021	333	143	184
2020	337	139	179
2019	303	143	182
2018	301	144	181
2017	340	143	183
2016	340	142	181
2015	378	137	173

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% Average Students of Color

36%

33%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	36%	33%	32%
2024	28%	32%	32%
2023	39%	32%	32%
2022	40%	30%	31%
2021	30%	29%	32%
2020	28%	29%	31%
2019	24%	27%	31%
2018	22%	27%	30%
2017	32%	26%	31%
2016	32%	26%	31%
2015	32%	27%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

481 Teachers

7,844 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	6:1	10:1	12:1
2024	6:1	10:1	12:1
2023	6:1	10:1	12:1
2022	6:1	10:1	12:1
2021	6:1	10:1	12:1
2020	6:1	10:1	12:1
2019	6:1	10:1	12:1
2018	6:1	10:1	12:1
2017	7:1	10:1	12:1
2016	7:1	10:1	12:1
2015	7:1	10:1	13:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

80%

63%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	80%	63%	51%
2024	79%	63%	51%
2023	80%	63%	51%
2022	80%	64%	51%
2021	85%	64%	50%
2020	83%	62%	50%
2019	83%	63%	50%
2018	83%	62%	50%
2017	83%	62%	49%
2016	87%	63%	49%
2015	85%	62%	48%

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Average Class Size

17 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	17	15	16
2024	16	15	16
2023	16	15	16
2022	16	15	16
2021	17	15	16
2020	17	15	16
2019	17	15	16
2018	17	16	16
2017	17	15	16
2016	16	15	16
2015	16	15	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	15	13	11
2024	19	10	10
2023	19	10	10
2022	19	10	10

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Average SAT score

1420

(Out of 1600)

1241

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SAT Score Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	1,420	1,241	1,233
2024	1,420	1,241	1,229
2023	1,400	1,234	1,228
2022	1,400	1,263	1,226

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	33	30	26
2024	33	30	26
2023	31	29	26
2022	31	30	26

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$31,696

$16,839

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	$31,696	$16,935	$12,988
2024	$32,500	$15,196	$10,159
2023	$30,167	$13,122	$9,500
2022	$29,480	$12,499	$8,989
2021	$24,753	$11,338	$8,661
2020	$26,167	$10,911	$8,383
2019	$25,327	$10,906	$8,266
2018	$23,870	$10,038	$7,888
2017	$23,330	$9,452	$7,628
2016	$21,160	$8,883	$7,230
2015	$20,840	$8,910	$6,984

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Average % on Financial Aid

27%

30%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	27%	30%	31%
2024	27%	30%	30%
2023	27%	31%	30%
2022	26%	30%	29%
2021	27%	31%	29%
2020	26%	31%	29%
2019	26%	30%	28%
2018	26%	30%	27%
2017	26%	28%	26%
2016	24%	27%	25%
2015	24%	26%	24%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$33,178

$8,083

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	$33,178	$8,042	$4,864
2024	$29,603	$7,541	$4,788
2023	$28,333	$6,550	$4,663
2022	$28,333	$6,374	$4,366
2021	$20,331	$5,384	$4,213
2020	$14,500	$5,218	$4,101
2019	$14,500	$5,308	$3,985
2018	$14,500	$5,287	$3,694
2017	$14,500	$5,469	$3,658
2016	$14,500	$6,282	$3,429
2015	$14,500	$6,469	$3,393

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Average Acceptance Rate

36%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	36%	81%	83%
2024	35%	83%	88%
2023	34%	83%	88%
2022	34%	82%	88%
2021	50%	84%	88%
2020	58%	85%	88%
2019	58%	85%	88%
2018	58%	84%	88%
2017	58%	83%	88%
2016	65%	83%	88%
2015	65%	82%	88%

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Average Endowment Size

$28.67 million

$28.43 million

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Endowment Trends (2021-2025)
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	$28 M	$29 M	$53 M
2024	$54 M	$25 M	$44 M
2023	$54 M	$25 M	$48 M
2022	$54 M	$25 M	$49 M
2021	$54 M	$23 M	$64 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.53

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	0.53	0.65	0.65
2024	0.55	0.65	0.65
2023	0.51	0.64	0.65
2022	0.50	0.63	0.64
2021	0.52	0.63	0.64
2020	0.52	0.63	0.64
2019	0.52	0.62	0.64
2018	0.52	0.62	0.64
2017	0.59	0.60	0.62
2016	0.59	0.59	0.62
2015	0.59	0.60	0.62

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# American Indian Students

4 Students

74 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

264 Students

3,260 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	10%	4%	4%
2024	9%	4%	5%
2023	9%	5%	5%
2022	10%	5%	5%
2021	9%	5%	5%
2020	9%	6%	4%
2019	9%	5%	5%
2018	9%	5%	5%
2017	9%	4%	3%
2016	9%	4%	3%
2015	9%	4%	3%

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# Hispanic Students

145 Students

4,167 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	6%	8%
2024	5%	6%	8%
2023	4%	5%	8%
2022	4%	5%	8%
2021	4%	5%	7%
2020	4%	5%	7%
2019	4%	4%	7%
2018	4%	4%	7%
2017	4%	4%	6%
2016	4%	4%	7%
2015	4%	4%	6%

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# Black Students

208 Students

4,987 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	7%	7%	6%
2024	7%	7%	6%
2023	7%	6%	6%
2022	8%	6%	6%
2021	8%	6%	7%
2020	8%	6%	7%
2019	7%	6%	6%
2018	7%	6%	6%
2017	7%	6%	6%
2016	7%	5%	6%
2015	7%	6%	6%

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# White Students

1,925 Students

33,729 Students

% White Students

67%

45%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	66%	45%	48%
2024	65%	44%	48%
2023	69%	47%	48%
2022	69%	49%	50%
2021	67%	50%	50%
2020	67%	50%	51%
2019	67%	53%	52%
2018	68%	52%	52%
2017	60%	55%	54%
2016	60%	56%	54%
2015	61%	56%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

56 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

357 Students

28,854 Students

% of Others Students

12%

38%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cambridge, MA Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	12%	38%	34%
2024	14%	39%	33%
2023	11%	37%	33%
2022	9%	35%	31%
2021	12%	34%	31%
2020	12%	33%	31%
2019	13%	32%	30%
2018	12%	33%	30%
2017	20%	31%	30%
2016	20%	31%	29%
2015	19%	30%	29%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

36 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private preschools in Cambridge, MA?

The private preschools in Cambridge, MA include International School Of Boston, Fayerweather Street School, and Shady Hill School.

How many private preschools are located in Cambridge?

11 private preschools are located in Cambridge.

How diverse are private preschools in Cambridge?

Cambridge private preschools are approximately 36% minority students, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average of 33%.

What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Cambridge?

27% of private preschools in Cambridge are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Friends).

Which private preschools in Cambridge are often viewed compared to one another?

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