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)
250798001263	261	Tucker	Public	PK, KG-5	187 Blue Hills Pkwy	Milton	02186	Norfolk County	Milton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 696-4291	459	34	13.4		177 (38.6%)	144 (31.4%)	49 (10.7%)	32 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (12.4%)	$15,253			$822			$14,431	73	76.2	229	32
250339000459	262	Becket Washington School	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Maple Street	Becket	01223	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 623-8757	100	10	10.3		88 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$21,213			$1,181			$20,032	72.7	45	517	255
251218002001	263	Hosmer	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Concord Rd	Watertown	02472	Middlesex County	Watertown	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 926-7740	716	70	10.2		409 (57.1%)	31 (4.3%)	135 (18.9%)	70 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.6%)	$24,179			$879			$23,300	72.6	74.9	235	28
250768001277	264	Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-4	69 Main Street	Upton	01568	Worcester County	Mendon-Upton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 529-1082	518	35	14.8		432 (83.4%)	8 (1.5%)	39 (7.5%)	25 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$16,874			$837			$16,038	72.5	66.7	307	43
251143001886	265	Stanley	Public	1-4	50 Blaney St.	Swampscott	01907	Essex County	Swampscott	No	No	No	No	(781) 596-8837	161	14	11.5		136 (84.5%)	3 (1.9%)	13 (8.1%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$18,521			$715			$17,806	72.5	85.3	132	133
250501001694	266	Helen Keller Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Lincoln Street	Franklin	02038	Norfolk County	Franklin	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 553-0322	532	44	12		446 (83.8%)	11 (2.1%)	35 (6.6%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	$17,673			$1,292			$16,380	72.4	66.5	308	42
250267000179	267	Frederick J Dutile	Public	K-4	10 Dutile School Road	North Billerica	01862	Middlesex County	Billerica	No	No	No	No	(978) 528-8530	280	19	14.4		193 (68.9%)	19 (6.8%)	21 (7.5%)	37 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$18,281			$561			$17,720	72.2	80.6	182	85
251251002050	268	Tatham	Public	1-5	61 Laurel Rd	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3330	230	22	10.5		171 (74.3%)	4 (1.7%)	37 (16.1%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$14,825			$975			$13,849	72.1	50.4	468	200
250831000948	269	Mary Rowlandson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	103 Hollywood Drive	Lancaster	01523	Worcester County	Nashoba	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 368-8482	474	40	11.8		369 (77.8%)	4 (0.8%)	70 (14.8%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$20,053			$953			$19,100	71.9	71	278	9
250294000360	270	Archie T Morrison	Public	K-4	260 Liberty Street	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 380-0230	305	31	9.7		157 (51.5%)	24 (7.9%)	22 (7.2%)	85 (27.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$18,839			$1,600			$17,239	71.6	77.8	209	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.
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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.