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)
250405000546	601	Avery	Public	1-5	336 High Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 310-5000	322	28	11.3		169 (52.5%)	31 (9.6%)	97 (30.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$24,145			$1,244			$22,902	34.7	37.2	590	11
250375002379	602	Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Church Street	Clinton	01510	Worcester County	Clinton	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 365-4230	837	67	12.5		434 (51.9%)	24 (2.9%)	346 (41.3%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	$16,459			$847			$15,612	34.1	25.8	685	83
250246001683	603	Bellingham Memorial School	Public	4-7	130 Blackstone Street	Bellingham	02019	Norfolk County	Bellingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 883-2330	591	41	14.5		459 (77.7%)	13 (2.2%)	83 (14.0%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$17,091			$747			$16,345	34.1	31.5	644	41
250366002463	604	Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Memorial Ave.	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3501	365	34	10.7		130 (35.6%)	39 (10.7%)	177 (48.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$19,094			$2,020			$17,074	33.9	17.5	778	174
250471000626	605	Erving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Northfield Rd	Erving	01344	Franklin County	Erving	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 423-3326	123	19	6.3		106 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$41,150			$2,356			$38,794	33.9	24.2	699	94
250486000685	606	East Falmouth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Davisville Rd	East Falmouth	02536	Barnstable County	Falmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 548-1052	298	29	10.3		207 (69.5%)	23 (7.7%)	29 (9.7%)	9 (3.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.1%)	$22,904			$2,298			$20,607	33.7	37.6	586	20
250853001346	607	Swift River	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Wendell Rd	New Salem	01355	Franklin County	New Salem-Wendell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-6926	137	15	9.1		120 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$24,376			$1,460			$22,916	33.5	35	620	13
250279000312	608	Hernandez K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 School Street	Roxbury	02119	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8187	407	29	14.2		57 (14.0%)	14 (3.4%)	322 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$24,061			$2,103			$21,958	33.5	26.6	677	69
250006001439	609	Conservatory Lab Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	395 Columbia Rd	Dorchester	02125	Suffolk County	Conservatory Lab Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(617) 254-8904	444	30	14.7		18 (4.1%)	218 (49.1%)	188 (42.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$18,007			$2,499			$15,509	33.1	45	518	91
250639000922	610	C A Farley	Public	PK, KG-4	119 Cottage Street	Hudson	01749	Middlesex County	Hudson	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 567-6153	442	44	9.9		285 (64.5%)	18 (4.1%)	123 (27.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$19,829			$1,882			$17,947	33.1	34.4	624	14

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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.