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)
250219000098	521	Thomas Willett Elementary School	Public	K-4	32 Watson Avenue	Attleboro	02703	Bristol County	Attleboro	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 222-0286	372	25	14.6		233 (62.6%)	37 (9.9%)	66 (17.7%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	$16,688			$1,148			$15,540	44.9	43	537	16
251210002040	522	West Brookfield Elementary	Public	K-6	89 North Main Street	West Brookfield	01585	Worcester County	Quaboag Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 867-4655	257	15	17.4		218 (84.8%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$17,307			$1,075			$16,232	44.9	39.3	571	49
250681000992	523	Leverett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Montague Rd	Leverett	01054	Franklin County	Leverett	No	No	No	No	(413) 548-9144	141	16	8.8		121 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.3%)	$24,524			$933			$23,591	44.7	50	473	50
250711001061	524	Aborn	Public	K-5	409 Eastern Avenue	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7320	217	18	12.2		65 (30.0%)	13 (6.0%)	98 (45.2%)	24 (11.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	$16,062			$941			$15,122	44.7	44.9	522	2
250483001780	525	North End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1899 Meridan Street	Fall River	02720	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	No	(508) 675-8245	687	49	14.1		363 (52.8%)	140 (20.4%)	138 (20.1%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$15,837			$1,174			$14,663	44.5	41.3	554	29
251200002863	526	Waltham Public Schools Dual Language Program	Public	K-5	510 Moody Street	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5402	214	17	12.7		45 (21.0%)	8 (3.7%)	152 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$19,574			$653			$18,921	44.1	31.2	645	119
250180000028	527	Clifford M Granger	Public	K-4	31 So. Westfield Street	Feeding Hills	01030	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0581	335	20	17.1		254 (75.8%)	3 (0.9%)	56 (16.7%)	13 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$19,861			$1,262			$18,599	43.8	42.3	545	18
250936001496	528	John E Burke	Public	K-5	127 Birch Street	Peabody	01960	Essex County	Peabody	No	No	No	No	(978) 536-5400	252	22	11.2		212 (84.1%)	5 (2.0%)	28 (11.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$15,292			$627			$14,665	43.7	48.8	485	43
251176001714	529	Tyngsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Westford Road	Tyngsboro	01879	Middlesex County	Tyngsborough	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 649-1990	752	59	12.7		501 (66.6%)	38 (5.1%)	86 (11.4%)	89 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	$17,285			$961			$16,323	43.6	45.4	515	14
250489000696	530	Crocker Elementary	Public	1-5	200 Bigelow Dr	Fitchburg	01420	Worcester County	Fitchburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 345-3290	616	50	12.3		151 (24.5%)	50 (8.1%)	350 (56.8%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	$16,006			$1,325			$14,681	43.6	36.3	603	73

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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:

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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.