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)
250702000092	651	Charlotte M Murkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	350 Adams Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2826	438	39	11.2		60 (13.7%)	48 (11.0%)	194 (44.3%)	122 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$17,380			$1,765			$15,614	28.3	36	606	45
250327001518	652	Fletcher/Maynard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Windsor Street	Cambridge	02139	Middlesex County	Cambridge	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 349-6588	254	34	7.3		26 (10.2%)	131 (51.6%)	53 (20.9%)	18 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	$40,576			$879			$39,697	28.2	35.9	607	45
251005001619	653	A. C. Whelan Elementary School	Public	K-5	107 Newhall Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 388-7510	723	58	12.4		249 (34.4%)	16 (2.2%)	415 (57.4%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$14,905			$1,368			$13,536	28.2	21.6	731	78
251194001956	654	Wales Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Main Street	Wales	01081	Hampden County	Wales	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 245-7748	96	9	10.3		90 (93.8%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$17,710			$770			$16,940	28	26	683	29
251320002188	655	Malcolm White	Public	K-5	36 Bow Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8242	317	27	11.6		203 (64.0%)	22 (6.9%)	41 (12.9%)	22 (6.9%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$17,570			$1,379			$16,191	28	48.9	484	171
251005001629	656	Paul Revere	Public	K-5	395 Revere Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8278	456	40	11.4		156 (34.2%)	10 (2.2%)	260 (57.0%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$15,836			$1,627			$14,208	28	26.6	678	22
250885001425	657	Bridge Street	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Parsons Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1460	263	28	9.3		151 (57.4%)	9 (3.4%)	78 (29.7%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$20,273			$1,209			$19,064	27.9	39.8	566	91
250279000952	658	Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Upper	Public, Alternative	2-12	18 Croftland Av	Dorchester	02124	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-6365	666	84	7.9		89 (13.4%)	294 (44.1%)	204 (30.6%)	48 (7.2%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.5%)	$28,124			$2,169			$25,955	27.7	18.6	758	100
251320002184	659	Goodyear Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Central Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8237	322	25	13.1		186 (57.8%)	21 (6.5%)	68 (21.1%)	26 (8.1%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.0%)	$19,145			$1,493			$17,652	27.6	27.8	670	11
250279000227	660	Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	71 Pleasant Street	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8778	269	22	12.1		21 (7.8%)	103 (38.3%)	93 (34.6%)	41 (15.2%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	$26,287			$2,088			$24,199	27.6	35.5	616	44

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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:

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

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.