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)
250639000925	581	Forest Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	136 Forest Avenue	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	No	(978) 567-6190	284	30	9.4		211 (74.3%)	9 (3.2%)	55 (19.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$18,898			$1,323			$17,576	37.6	45.9	511	70
250744001546	582	Quashnet School	Public	3-6	150 Old Barnstable Road	Mashpee	02649	Barnstable County	Mashpee	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 539-1550	398	36	10.9		264 (66.3%)	19 (4.8%)	31 (7.8%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.8%)	$20,899			$728			$20,172	37.6	45.5	513	69
250423002791	583	Douglas Elementary School	Public	2-5	19 Davis Street	Douglas	01516	Worcester County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 476-4200	344	28	12.2		304 (88.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$14,928			$320			$14,609	37.5	35.4	617	34
251050002929	584	Belmonte STEAM Academy	Public	2-5	25 Dow Street	Saugus	01906	Essex County	Saugus	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 231-5052	780	54	14.5		427 (54.7%)	41 (5.3%)	217 (27.8%)	50 (6.4%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.5%)								37.4	42.9	538	46
251113001820	585	Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Surrey Rd	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7248	298	27	11.2		48 (16.1%)	46 (15.4%)	161 (54.0%)	26 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$18,648			$2,054			$16,593	37.3	53	447	138
250756002062	586	Milton Fuller Roberts	Public	PK, KG-5	35 Court Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 393-2155	552	44	12.5		345 (62.5%)	48 (8.7%)	65 (11.8%)	55 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	$19,282			$707			$18,575	36.8	38.7	577	9
250354000855	587	Edgar A Hooks Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5400	498	41	12.1		49 (9.8%)	32 (6.4%)	410 (82.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$16,909			$1,307			$15,602	36.6	21.7	729	142
250366000501	588	Lambert-Lavoie	Public	K-5	99 Kendall Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3444	241	21	11.3		129 (53.5%)	8 (3.3%)	88 (36.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$17,089			$1,034			$16,055	36.4	44.4	525	63
250717001361	589	Linden	Public	K-8	29 Wescott Street	Malden	02148	Middlesex County	Malden	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 397-7218	820	58	14.1		207 (25.2%)	159 (19.4%)	197 (24.0%)	214 (26.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	$16,160			$1,203			$14,957	36.3	53.2	445	144
250282002909	590	Bourne Intermediate School	Public	3-5	70 Trowbridge Road	Bourne	02532	Barnstable County	Bourne	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 759-0680	370	35	10.6		305 (82.4%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.8%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	$21,235			$2,147			$19,088	36.1	31.7	642	52

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.