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)
251056001691	181	Hatherly Elementary	Public	K-5	72 Ann Vinal Rd	Scituate	02066	Plymouth County	Scituate	No	No	No	No	(781) 545-8780	255	22	11.7		238 (93.3%)	6 (2.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$19,437			$51			$19,386	80.2	81.6	166	15
250834001292	182	Brown	Public	K-4	1 Jean Burke Drive	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6660	503	39	12.8		271 (53.9%)	14 (2.8%)	70 (13.9%)	121 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$15,510			$619			$14,890	80.1	90	77	105
250864001384	183	Freeman-Kennedy School	Public	3-6	70 Boardman Street	Norfolk	02056	Norfolk County	Norfolk	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 528-1266	527	45	11.7		470 (89.2%)	9 (1.7%)	19 (3.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$16,224			$1,207			$15,016	80.1	77.1	219	36
251191001943	184	Woodville School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Farm Street	Wakefield	01880	Middlesex County	Wakefield	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 246-6469	427	38	11.1		306 (71.7%)	17 (4.0%)	58 (13.6%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$16,402			$639			$15,762	80.1	81.8	165	19
250999001606	185	Birch Meadow	Public	K-5	27 A B Lord Dr	Reading	01867	Middlesex County	Reading	No	No	No	No	(781) 944-2335	358	35	10.3		305 (85.2%)	13 (3.6%)	12 (3.4%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$17,870			$744			$17,126	79.9	68.1	295	110
250327000446	186	Morse	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Granite Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6575	294	37	7.9		132 (44.9%)	75 (25.5%)	26 (8.8%)	28 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	$35,553			$796			$34,757	79.9	80.8	179	7
251227002021	187	Ernest F Upham	Public	K-5	35 Wynnewood Rd	Wellesley	02481	Norfolk County	Wellesley	No	No	No	No	(781) 446-6285	160	19	8.2		108 (67.5%)	9 (5.6%)	12 (7.5%)	16 (10.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	$32,197			$1,758			$30,439	79.8	90.7	65	122
251188000884	188	Dawson	Public	K-5	155 Salisbury Street	Holden	01520	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 829-6828	499	33	15.3		395 (79.2%)	17 (3.4%)	40 (8.0%)	23 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	$13,212			$438			$12,774	79.6	82.2	161	27
250696001013	189	Russell St Elementary	Public	3-5	57 Russell Street	Littleton	01460	Middlesex County	Littleton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 540-2520	389	26	14.7		305 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	64 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	$15,543			$736			$14,807	79.5	78.5	198	9
250279000274	190	Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Louders Lane	Jamaica Plain	02130	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8102	160	16	9.8		83 (51.9%)	19 (11.9%)	34 (21.3%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.6%)	$28,853			$2,008			$26,846	79.3	88.8	86	104

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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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Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.