Best Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 916)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
250684000994	1	Bowman	Public	K-5	9 Philip Rd	Lexington	02421	Middlesex County	Lexington	No	No	No	No	(781) 861-2500	428	38	11.2		156 (36.4%)	16 (3.7%)	22 (5.1%)	187 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.0%)	$20,053			$387			$19,666	97.7	96.8	6	5
251227002023	2	John D Hardy	Public	K-5	293 Weston Rd	Wellesley	02482	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 446-6270	225	19	11.7		116 (51.6%)	5 (2.2%)	19 (8.4%)	71 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	$22,589			$502			$22,088	97.7	98.5	1	1
251227002025	3	Katharine Lee Bates	Public	K-5	116 Elmwood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6260	253	19	13.2		189 (74.7%)	4 (1.6%)	17 (6.7%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$20,925			$502			$20,423	97.6	95.5	19	16
251281002101	4	William E Sheehan	Public	K-5	549 Pond Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	300	24	12.4		238 (79.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	25 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	$20,467			$371			$20,096	97.1	96.3	11	7
250633001180	5	Hopkins Elementary School	Public	4-5	104 Hayden Rowe Street	Hopkinton	01748	Middlesex County	Hopkinton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 497-9824	677	46	14.5		360 (53.2%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.5%)	230 (34.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	$14,966			$562			$14,403	97	96	14	9
251281002098	6	Martha Jones	Public	K-5	80 Martha Jones Rd	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	275	20	13.5		214 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	29 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$17,141			$369			$16,772	96.7	94.1	32	26
250327000435	7	Maria L. Baldwin	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Oxford Street	Cambridge	02138	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6525	352	33	10.7		204 (58.0%)	34 (9.7%)	29 (8.2%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.4%)	$32,504			$484			$32,019	96.7	90.1	75	68
251275000785	8	Field Elementary School	Public	4-5	16 Alphabet Lane	Weston	02493	Middlesex County	Weston	No	No	No	No	(781) 786-5500	304	23	12.9		197 (64.8%)	19 (6.3%)	19 (6.3%)	49 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	$27,705			$953			$26,752	96.6	93.8	38	30
250609000873	9	Plymouth River	Public	K-5	200 High Street	Hingham	02043	Plymouth County	Hingham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 741-1530	358	30	12		308 (86.0%)	14 (3.9%)	21 (5.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$18,286			$556			$17,729	96.5	96	13	4
250882001420	10	L D Batchelder	Public	K-5	175 Park Street	North Reading	01864	Middlesex County	North Reading	No	No	No	No	(978) 664-7814	452	34	13.4		401 (88.7%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$16,741			$646			$16,095	96.4	95.6	17	7

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.