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)
250366000504	471	Streiber Memorial School	Public	K-5	40 Streiber Drive	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3446	226	19	11.6		132 (58.4%)	9 (4.0%)	71 (31.4%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$18,002			$963			$17,039	49.8	49	483	12
250711001081	472	Lynn Woods	Public	K-5	31 Trevett Avenue	Lynn	01904	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-7433	148	15	9.7		64 (43.2%)	1 (0.7%)	63 (42.6%)	14 (9.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$17,782			$1,406			$16,376	49.8	61.9	366	106
251263002061	473	Abner Gibbs	Public	K-4	50 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6418	153	15	10.1		92 (60.1%)	2 (1.3%)	44 (28.8%)	11 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$14,678			$1,255			$13,423	49.7	44.5	524	51
250702000067	474	Dr Gertrude Bailey	Public	PK, KG-4	175 Campbell Drive	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7644	460	36	12.7		106 (23.0%)	35 (7.6%)	116 (25.2%)	180 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	$17,188			$1,470			$15,717	49.7	54.9	430	44
250264000168	475	Cove Elementary	Public	K-4	20 Eisenhower Avenue	Beverly	01915	Essex County	Beverly	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 921-6121	419	35	11.9		301 (71.8%)	14 (3.3%)	73 (17.4%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$15,399			$1,209			$14,189	49.7	56.6	418	57
251152001065	476	East Taunton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	58R Stevens Street	East Taunton	02718	Bristol County	Taunton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 821-1330	533	43	12.4		340 (63.8%)	98 (18.4%)	50 (9.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	$15,959			$1,184			$14,775	49.7	57.1	406	70
251140001879	477	Sutton Elementary	Public	3-5	383 Boston Road	Sutton	01590	Worcester County	Sutton	No	No	No	No	(508) 581-1620	304	22	13.6		275 (90.5%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (3.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$17,779			$291			$17,488	49.5	46.8	501	24
250498000721	478	Hemenway	Public	K-5	729 Water Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9149	543	37	14.7		260 (47.9%)	39 (7.2%)	142 (26.2%)	56 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	$19,544			$1,230			$18,313	49.3	62.5	357	121
251323002226	479	Lake View	Public	K-6	133 Coburn Avenue	Worcester	01604	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3536	308	20	15.3		117 (38.0%)	57 (18.5%)	87 (28.2%)	26 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$14,750			$1,246			$13,504	49.1	54.9	431	48
250180000030	480	James Clark School	Public	K-4	65 Oxford Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0576	307	16	18.7		239 (77.9%)	5 (1.6%)	37 (12.1%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$22,063			$1,455			$20,608	49.1	39.8	567	87

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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.