Cambridge Friends School vs. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Buckingham Browne & Nichols School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:
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AP Courses
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Overview
Cambridge Friends School closed as of 6/30/26.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (BB&N) is a PreK-12 independent day school in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
School Mission: BB&N is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive community where students develop into lifelong learners who lead with kindness, curiosity, and integrity.
We prepare students to be responsible and open-minded as they engage with the world around them. Our Values.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
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No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Year Founded
1961
1974
Students Body
Total Students
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1044 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
52%
49%
Students by Grade
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Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
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33
Kindergarten Students
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40
Grade 1 Students
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40
Grade 2 Students
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40
Grade 3 Students
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40
Grade 4 Students
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40
Grade 5 Students
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40
Grade 6 Students
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60
Grade 7 Students
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89
Grade 8 Students
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90
Grade 9 Students
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134
Grade 10 Students
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133
Grade 11 Students
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135
Grade 12 Students
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130
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
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156 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
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58%
Average Class Size
11
15
Number of AP Classes
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21
Student-Teacher Ratio
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7:1
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 16 / rolling
Jan. 10
Tuition Notes
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Tuition for 2025-2026
• Beginners (PreK) to Grade 3 – $49,000
• Grades 4 and 5 – $54,500
• Grade 6 – $67,200
• Grades 7 to 12 – $69,800
% on Financial Aid
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25%
Admissions Director
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Julie Wadland
Admissions Associate
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Amy Pratt
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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19
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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68
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Affinity LunchChamber Music
ChorusCommunity Council
Community ServiceJazz Band
Literary GroupLS Chess club
LS Orchestra
Club or Organization:
Activism ClubAnimal Rights Club
Arabic ClubArt for Social Change
Asian American Student AssociationBB&N Yearbook: Perspective
BeeBee&N Beekeeping ClubBest Buddies
BSAE (Brothers Seeking Academic Excellance)CHASM (Current Happenings Across STEM)
Chess ClubChinese Club
Christian ClubComedy Club
Community Engagement Leadership Board (CELB)Composition Club
Computer Science ClubCreative Writing Club
Drama ClubEcoReps
EMPOWEREntrepreneurship Club
FemCoFilm Club
French ClubGAINS (Girls Advancing in STEM)
GSAHistory Club
International & Humanitarian Business ClubInvestment Club
Jewish Cultural Club Knights SectionLatin Club
Literature ClubMath Club
Medical ClubMIND Club
Model UNMusic Club
Outdoor RecreationPing Pong Club
Point of View (political opinion magazine)Puzzle Club
Quiz BowlRobotics Club
Rocketry ClubRound Square Committee
Rugby ClubRussian Club
Scrabble ClubSHADES (Students Honoring and Accepting Differences and Embracing Similarities)
Spanish ClubSpeech & Debate
Spikeball ClubStudent Tour Guides
Surf ClubThe Spectator (art and literary magazine)
The Vanguard (School newspaper)Ultimate Frisbee Club
W.I.N.S. (Women in National Security)