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)
250279000264	421	Philbrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	40 Philbrick Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8069	114	14	7.9		16 (14.0%)	47 (41.2%)	38 (33.3%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	$30,913			$2,392			$28,521	54.6	38.6	578	157
250054202731	422	Lura A. White Elementary School	Public	K-5	34 Lancaster Road	Shirley	01464	Middlesex County	Ayer Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 772-8600	343	31	11		257 (74.9%)	13 (3.8%)	40 (11.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$19,027			$1,810			$17,217	54.5	49.7	476	54
251287002126	423	Whately Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	273 Long Plain Rd.	Whately	01093	Franklin County	Whately	No	No	No	No	(413) 665-7826	128	15	8.6		118 (92.2%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$22,207			$1,376			$20,831	54.5	58.1	399	24
250253001999	424	Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	318 Monument Valley Rd	Great Barrington	01230	Berkshire County	Berkshire Hills	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 644-2350	372	38	9.7		261 (70.2%)	10 (2.7%)	55 (14.8%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.1%)	$25,551			$1,378			$24,173	54.4	57.5	404	20
250873001404	425	Joseph W Martin Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	37 Landry Avenue	Plainville	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2140	536	38	14		448 (83.6%)	19 (3.5%)	33 (6.2%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$12,720			$360			$12,360	54.3	62.4	359	66
250789001251	426	Raymond E. Shaw Elementary	Public	3-6	58 Elmwood Street	Millbury	01527	Worcester County	Millbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 865-3541	458	36	12.8		365 (79.7%)	16 (3.5%)	33 (7.2%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	$18,986			$859			$18,127	54.1	55.1	427	1
250987001583	427	Squantum	Public	K-5	50 Huckins Avenue	Quincy	02171	Norfolk County	Quincy	No	No	No	No	(617) 984-8706	352	29	12.1		192 (54.5%)	16 (4.5%)	20 (5.7%)	106 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$16,656			$508			$16,148	54.1	68.1	296	131
250279000232	428	Mendell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	164 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8234	312	26	11.9		100 (32.1%)	89 (28.5%)	92 (29.5%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$25,268			$2,182			$23,086	54	64.9	326	102
250002700535	429	Community Day Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	73 Prospect Street	Lawrence	01841	Essex County	Community Day Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 681-9910	1,195	116	10.3		22 (1.8%)	16 (1.3%)	1,144 (95.7%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$18,892			$2,550			$16,342	53.9	52.1	459	30
251143001883	430	Clarke	Public	K-4	100 Middlesex Avenue	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 596-8812	205	21	9.7		153 (74.6%)	5 (2.4%)	34 (16.6%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$19,310			$975			$18,335	53.7	54.1	438	8

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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.

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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.