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)
250279000254	861	Condon K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 D Street	South Boston	02127	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8608	635	67	9.4		89 (14.0%)	196 (30.9%)	280 (44.1%)	40 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.9%)	$28,367			$2,345			$26,023	9.9	10.7	861
250279000338	862	Channing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	35 Sunnyside Street	Hyde Park	02136	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8722	189	21	9		8 (4.2%)	86 (45.5%)	85 (45.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$27,936			$2,158			$25,778	9.7	17.7	772	90
251323002211	863	Elm Park Community	Public	PK, KG-6	23 North Ashland Street	Worcester	01609	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3568	415	30	13.8		83 (20.0%)	41 (9.9%)	251 (60.5%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$16,775			$2,301			$14,474	9.7	11.9	849	14
250279002670	864	Mildred Avenue K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5 Mildred Avenue	Mattapan	02126	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-1642	618	55	11.1		18 (2.9%)	365 (59.1%)	197 (31.9%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$25,570			$2,227			$23,343	9.7	8.5	880	16
250279000291	865	Tobin K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	40 Smith St	Roxbury	02120	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8393	426	36	11.9		17 (4.0%)	112 (26.3%)	267 (62.7%)	21 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$26,331			$2,149			$24,182	9.7	10.7	862	3
250843001327	866	Hayden/McFadden	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Cedar Grove	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	682	62	11		129 (18.9%)	82 (12.0%)	440 (64.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	$18,665			$1,561			$17,105	9.6	9.4	871	5
251113001838	867	William N. DeBerry	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Union Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7582	244	28	8.7		10 (4.1%)	61 (25.0%)	165 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$20,554			$2,405			$18,149	9.2	5.6	909	42
250279000224	868	McKay K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	122 Cottage Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8510	681	62	10.8		65 (9.5%)	19 (2.8%)	584 (85.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$25,732			$2,260			$23,472	9.1	5.4	913	45
250483002811	869	Henry Lord Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	151 Amity Street	Fall River	02721	Bristol County	Fall River	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-8208	815	63	13		326 (40.0%)	83 (10.2%)	312 (38.3%)	14 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.4%)	$15,755			$1,852			$13,903	8.9	8.6	879	10
250711002658	870	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	58 Blossom Street	Lynn	01902	Essex County	Lynn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 477-1701	416	39	10.6		20 (4.8%)	53 (12.7%)	314 (75.5%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$16,038			$1,801			$14,237	8.9	7.4	892	22

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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.