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)
251266000163	121	Abbot Elementary	Public	3-5	25 Depot Street	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 692-5580	360	32	11.4		271 (75.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	82 (22.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,235			$484			$14,750	85.4	88.3	94	27
251266001737	122	John A. Crisafulli Elementary School	Public	3-5	13 Robinson Road	Westford	01886	Middlesex County	Westford	No	No	No	No	(978) 392-4483	335	27	12.2		190 (56.7%)	9 (2.7%)	11 (3.3%)	114 (34.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$15,537			$484			$15,053	85.4	86.8	114	8
250294000365	123	Highlands	Public	K-4	144 Wildwood Avenue	Braintree	02184	Norfolk County	Braintree	No	No	No	No	(781) 380-0190	409	29	13.9		281 (68.7%)	7 (1.7%)	20 (4.9%)	97 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$15,053			$699			$14,354	85.2	77.2	217	94
251281002951	124	Pine Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	790 Gay Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(781) 326-7500	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								85.2			(n/a)
250441000968	125	Alden School	Public	3-5	75 Alden Street	Duxbury	02332	Plymouth County	Duxbury	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 934-7630	603	47	12.8		545 (90.4%)	6 (1.0%)	20 (3.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$17,366			$820			$16,546	85.2	87.4	108	17
250903001454	126	Grace Farrar Cole	Public	PK, KG-5	81 High Street	Norwell	02061	Plymouth County	Norwell	No	No	No	No	(781) 659-8823	522	35	14.8		459 (87.9%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	$16,215			$157			$16,058	85	88.4	93	33
250837001313	127	Sunita L. Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	585 Central Avenue	Needham	02494	Norfolk County	Needham	No	No	No	No	(781) 455-0461	529	40	13.2		370 (69.9%)	22 (4.2%)	33 (6.2%)	63 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	$22,164			$1,166			$20,997	85	76.5	223	96
250495000724	128	Vincent M Igo Elementary	Public	K-4	70 Carpenter Street	Foxboro	02035	Norfolk County	Foxborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 543-1680	354	31	11.3		242 (68.4%)	30 (8.5%)	41 (11.6%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$18,921			$1,026			$17,895	84.9	71.3	276	148
251174001348	129	Newbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	63 Hanover Street	Newbury	01951	Essex County	Triton	No	No	No	No	(978) 465-5353	412	39	10.6		382 (92.7%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$22,572			$438			$22,134	84.5	78.1	204	75
250006701110	130	Manchester Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Lincoln Street	Manchester	01944	Essex County	Manchester Essex Regional	No	No	No	No	(978) 526-1908	291	32	8.9		271 (93.1%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$22,893			$1,185			$21,708	84.5	85.1	134	4

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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.