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)
250480000640	431	East Fairhaven	Public	PK, KG-5	2 New Boston Road	Fairhaven	02719	Bristol County	Fairhaven	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 979-4058	313	28	11.3		252 (80.5%)	7 (2.2%)	28 (8.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	$16,128			$1,714			$14,413	53.7	56	423	8
250279000272	432	Hurley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Worcester Street	Boston	02118	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8489	352	26	13.7		70 (19.9%)	14 (4.0%)	249 (70.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$24,831			$2,142			$22,689	53.7	59.5	384	48
250004000600	433	South Shore Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Longwater Circle	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	South Shore Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 982-4202	1,054	92	11.4		431 (40.9%)	377 (35.8%)	84 (8.0%)	81 (7.7%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (6.0%)	$18,722			$676			$18,046	53.6	49.2	481	48
250420002427	434	Dighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Somerset Avenue	Dighton	02715	Bristol County	Dighton-Rehoboth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 669-4245	431	37	11.7		367 (85.2%)	15 (3.5%)	21 (4.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	$16,701			$808			$15,893	53.4	54.1	439	5
250972001539	435	Cold Spring	Public	K-5	25 Alden Street	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-4335	212	21	10.3		145 (68.4%)	6 (2.8%)	53 (25.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$20,616			$1,708			$18,909	53.4	60.9	373	62
250573000822	436	Green Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	38 North Rd	Hampden	01036	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 566-3996	309	28	11.2		253 (81.9%)	9 (2.9%)	39 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$18,064			$1,421			$16,643	53.2	56.9	413	23
250432000583	437	Joseph A Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1021 Methuen Street	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	No	(978) 459-6186	596	37	16.3		435 (73.0%)	55 (9.2%)	58 (9.7%)	41 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,662			$1,389			$12,273	53.1	44.9	521	84
251257002054	438	Tisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	40 West William Street	Vineyard Haven	02568	Dukes County	Tisbury	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 696-6500	272	38	7		130 (47.8%)	18 (6.6%)	106 (39.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$33,592			$08			$33,584	53.1	63.4	345	93
251263002071	439	Southampton Road	Public	PK, KG-4	330 Southampton Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6435	325	24	13.7		224 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	63 (19.4%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	$14,844			$912			$13,933	53	47.3	497	58
250279000315	440	Murphy K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1 Worrell Street	Dorchester	02122	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8781	836	70	11.9		80 (9.6%)	145 (17.3%)	143 (17.1%)	427 (51.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.1%)	$26,483			$2,183			$24,300	52.9	59.8	379	61

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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.
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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.