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)
250861001369	111	John Ward	Public	K-5	10 Dolphin Rd	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6450	194	20	9.6		136 (70.1%)	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.7%)	28 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	$21,856			$1,446			$20,410	86.6	92.5	53	58
251260001734	112	Mill Pond School	Public	4-6	6 Olde Hickory Path	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 836-7780	865	73	11.8		391 (45.2%)	26 (3.0%)	90 (10.4%)	330 (38.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.0%)	$17,802			$871			$16,931	86.5	87.6	104	8
251089001732	113	Benjamin G Brown	Public	K-5	201 Willow Avenue	Somerville	02144	Middlesex County	Somerville	No	No	No	No	(617) 629-5620	211	13	16		127 (60.2%)	14 (6.6%)	15 (7.1%)	20 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.6%)	$18,254			$696			$17,558	86.2	83.8	148	35
250258002901	114	Berlin Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	34 South Street	Berlin	01503	Worcester County	Berlin-Boylston	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 838-2417	220	18	12.4		187 (85.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.2%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$20,049			$483			$19,567	86.2	89.5	82	32
250501000868	115	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	628 Washington Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	No	(508) 541-2140	349	28	12.5		276 (79.1%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.4%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	$17,627			$1,433			$16,194	86.1	78	206	91
250306000381	116	Brimfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Wales Rd	Brimfield	01010	Hampden County	Brimfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7337	287	27	10.5		264 (92.0%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$18,295			$846			$17,449	86.1	86	123	7
250999001958	117	Wood End Elementary School	Public	K-5	85 Sunset Rock Lane	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 942-5420	246	22	11.2		210 (85.4%)	7 (2.8%)	10 (4.1%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$17,515			$998			$16,517	85.9	77.7	211	94
250588000839	118	Hildreth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27 Massachusetts Avenue	Harvard	01451	Worcester County	Harvard	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 456-4145	460	37	12.6		325 (70.7%)	12 (2.6%)	25 (5.4%)	58 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)	$19,599			$700			$18,899	85.7	92.9	49	69
250747001149	119	Old Hammondtown	Public	4-6	20 Shaw Street	Mattapoisett	02739	Plymouth County	Mattapoisett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 758-6241	192	16	11.6		166 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$21,694			$141			$21,553	85.7	87.2	110	9
250735001140	120	Gov Edward Winslow	Public	K-5	60 Regis Rd	Marshfield	02050	Plymouth County	Marshfield	No	No	No	No	(781) 834-5060	352	32	11.1		333 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,660			$416			$15,244	85.7	88	97	23

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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:

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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.