Cambridge Public Schools Student Language Census by School Year

Primary Language Is Not English (PLINE) census results for Cambridge Public School students. The data is collected in early October of each school year and includes counts of students by language spoken at home. The dataset is hosted by data.cambridgema.gov and was last updated on May 11, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in language diversity over time using the School Year and Language columns.
• Identifying the most common non-English languages spoken by students using the Language and Students columns.
• Allocating resources for English language learner programs based on student counts from the Students column.

Strengths

• Annual collection cadence provides consistent time-series data points.
• Data is sourced directly from the official Cambridge Public Schools census.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cambridgema.gov

Collection Method

Primary Language Is Not English (PLINE) census conducted by Cambridge Public Schools.

Time Range

Covers multiple school years, collected annually in early October.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 16:27:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.