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)
250189000039	351	Fort River Elementary	Public	K-6	70 So East Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1200	379	36	10.4		163 (43.0%)	24 (6.3%)	123 (32.5%)	39 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	$29,305			$2,510			$26,795	61.5	55	428	77
250558000879	352	Hadley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21 River Drive	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 584-5011	271	21	12.6		211 (77.9%)	11 (4.1%)	26 (9.6%)	15 (5.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$17,223			$772			$16,451	61.4	58	401	49
250279000294	353	Mozart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	236 Beech Street	Roslindale	02131	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8082	176	18	9.8		80 (45.5%)	42 (23.9%)	38 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.5%)	$28,545			$2,037			$26,509	61.4	56.8	415	62
250621000889	354	Holland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Sturbridge Road	Holland	01521	Hampden County	Holland	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-9644	231	19	11.9		213 (92.2%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,879			$604			$16,274	61.1	63.1	351	3
250054400469	355	Chatham Elementary School	Public	K-4	147 Depot Road	Chatham	02633	Barnstable County	Monomoy Regional School District	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 945-5135	151	17	8.7		110 (72.8%)	9 (6.0%)	20 (13.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	$26,315			$1,135			$25,180	61	56.7	416	61
250267000184	356	Parker	Public	K-4	52 River Street	Billerica	01821	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 528-8610	427	32	13.4		275 (64.4%)	38 (8.9%)	29 (6.8%)	66 (15.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$22,062			$676			$21,386	60.9	50.6	465	109
251218001998	357	Cunniff	Public	K-5	246 Warren Street	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7726	326	36	9.1		187 (57.4%)	11 (3.4%)	80 (24.5%)	16 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	$24,988			$879			$24,109	60.9	41.6	549	192
250873001401	358	Amvet Boulevard	Public	K-5	70 Amvet Boulevard	Plainville	02760	Bristol County	North Attleborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 643-2155	402	26	15.7		275 (68.4%)	24 (6.0%)	20 (5.0%)	60 (14.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$12,514			$360			$12,154	60.8	62.6	356	2
251188001488	359	Leroy E.Mayo	Public	K-5	351 Bullard Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-3203	491	32	15.4		400 (81.5%)	21 (4.3%)	42 (8.6%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$13,283			$427			$12,856	60.6	67.8	299	60
250942001509	360	Hobomock Elementary	Public	K-6	81 Learning Lane	Pembroke	02359	Plymouth County	Pembroke	No	No	No	No	(781) 294-0911	409	34	12		375 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$16,584			$817			$15,767	60.5	68.4	293	67

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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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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.