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)
250861001359	131	C C Burr	Public	K-5	171 Pine Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9360	368	32	11.3		167 (45.4%)	23 (6.3%)	53 (14.4%)	89 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	$21,241			$1,858			$19,383	84.3	86.1	119	12
250195000047	132	Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Bancroft Street	Andover	01810	Essex County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(978) 247-9500	543	45	12.1		415 (76.4%)	5 (0.9%)	43 (7.9%)	46 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	$20,797			$512			$20,286	84.1	78.2	203	71
250264000173	133	North Beverly Elementary	Public	K-4	48 Putnam Street	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6130	345	31	11.3		273 (79.1%)	9 (2.6%)	44 (12.8%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,652			$878			$13,775	84	82.7	157	24
251056002068	134	Jenkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	54 Vinal Avenue	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-4910	329	30	10.9		294 (89.4%)	10 (3.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$18,876			$51			$18,824	84	84.8	137	3
250007101747	135	Brooke Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	190 Cummins Highway	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Brooke Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 325-7977	2,223	176	12.6		93 (4.2%)	1,142 (51.4%)	882 (39.7%)	33 (1.5%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (2.7%)	$21,044			$1,944			$19,100	83.9	71.6	272	137
251056001689	136	Cushing Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Aberdeen Dr	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8770	353	28	12.6		327 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	$16,235			$51			$16,184	83.7	85.1	135	1
250279000333	137	Warren-Prescott K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	50 School Street	Charlestown	02129	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8346	523	46	11.4		313 (59.8%)	59 (11.3%)	100 (19.1%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	$26,377			$2,043			$24,334	83.6	81.2	174	37
250198000057	138	Cyrus E Dallin	Public	K-5	185 Florence Avenue	Arlington	02476	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3722	415	35	11.9		277 (66.7%)	6 (1.4%)	30 (7.2%)	53 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	$17,108			$403			$16,705	83.4	90.4	70	68
250327001621	139	Amigos School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Upton Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	No	(617) 349-6567	407	38	10.6		140 (34.4%)	19 (4.7%)	204 (50.1%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$29,062			$484			$28,578	83.3	84.5	140	1
250315000417	140	Florida Ruffin Ridley School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Harvard Street	Brookline	02446	Norfolk County	Brookline	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 879-4400	851	69	12.3		485 (57.0%)	44 (5.2%)	85 (10.0%)	143 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (10.9%)	$25,453			$1,246			$24,207	83.3	78	205	65

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.