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)
250963001524	841	Morningside Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Burbank Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9690	362	33	10.9		138 (38.1%)	55 (15.2%)	119 (32.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.0%)	$18,521			$1,646			$16,875	11.6	11.1	854	13
250483000684	842	William S Greene	Public	PK, KG-5	409 Cambridge Street	Fall River	02724	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8325	749	46	16.1		276 (36.8%)	77 (10.3%)	301 (40.2%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.9%)	$16,537			$1,941			$14,597	11.5	9.9	869	27
250055102808	843	Greater Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	238 Main St.	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greater Commonwealth Virtual District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(413) 475-3879	1,161	76	15.3		591 (50.9%)	88 (7.6%)	302 (26.0%)	69 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	93 (8.0%)	$10,044			$539			$9,505	11.5	21	734	109
250054902783	844	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	35 Westville Street	Boston	02124	Suffolk County	UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8810	578	56	10.4		7 (1.2%)	299 (51.7%)	248 (42.9%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$16,769			$2,213			$14,555	11.5	6	906	62
250309000396	845	Hancock	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Pearl Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7252	666	40	16.7		116 (17.4%)	343 (51.5%)	166 (24.9%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.2%)	$16,887			$1,351			$15,536	11.5	15.4	805	40
250309000398	846	Gilmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Clinton Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7235	432	23	18.4		16 (3.7%)	313 (72.5%)	88 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$16,847			$1,351			$15,496	11.5	7.8	886	40
250963001528	847	Crosby	Public	PK, KG-5	517 West Street	Pittsfield	01201	Berkshire County	Pittsfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 448-9670	247	30	8.1		98 (39.7%)	29 (11.7%)	84 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.6%)	$21,388			$1,893			$19,495	11.4	9.1	874	27
250279000322	848	Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Norfolk Avenue	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8405	189	20	9.5		8 (4.2%)	103 (54.5%)	68 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$31,087			$2,361			$28,726	11.4	11	855	7
250002800537	849	Springfield International Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Joan Street	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield International Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 783-2600	1,478	79	18.6		191 (12.9%)	415 (28.1%)	735 (49.7%)	46 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.0%)	$13,676			$1,392			$12,284	11.4	12.4	837	12
251323002207	850	Columbus Park	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Lovell Street	Worcester	01603	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3490	375	33	11.2		74 (19.7%)	40 (10.7%)	222 (59.2%)	23 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$17,065			$1,368			$15,698	11.4	10.5	865	15

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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.