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)
250522000765	341	Penn Brook	Public	K-6	68 Elm Street	Georgetown	01833	Essex County	Georgetown	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 352-5785	703	43	16.3		644 (91.6%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.3%)	$15,556			$1,004			$14,552	62.9	63.4	344	3
250390000528	342	Conway Grammar	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Fournier Road	Conway	01341	Franklin County	Conway	No	No	No	No	(413) 369-4239	123	15	8.4		113 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$25,634			$1,140			$24,494	62.8	73.7	248	94
250528000877	343	Plum Cove School	Public	K-5	15 Hickory Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 282-3030	203	17	12.2		175 (86.2%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	$20,627			$1,807			$18,820	62.7	74.8	236	107
251188001492	344	Paxton Center	Public	K-8	19 West Street	Paxton	01612	Worcester County	Wachusett	No	No	No	No	(508) 798-8576	454	32	13.9		391 (86.1%)	7 (1.5%)	30 (6.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	$13,904			$432			$13,472	62.6	64.6	329	15
250834001299	345	Lilja Elementary	Public	K-4	41 Bacon Street	Natick	01760	Middlesex County	Natick	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 647-6570	406	35	11.5		264 (65.0%)	15 (3.7%)	45 (11.1%)	52 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	$15,584			$619			$14,965	62.5	81.3	173	172
251146001890	346	Elizabeth S Brown	Public	3-5	29 Gardners Neck Road	Swansea	02777	Bristol County	Swansea	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 675-7892	289	17	17.2		264 (91.3%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.8%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,534			$955			$12,579	62.5	49.9	474	128
251284002122	347	Wessagusset	Public	K-5	75 Pilgrim Road	North Weymouth	02191	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 335-2210	341	25	13.5		236 (69.2%)	25 (7.3%)	25 (7.3%)	32 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	$16,058			$984			$15,074	62.1	56.9	410	63
251095001758	348	William E Norris	Public	PK, KG-6	34 Pomeroy Meadow Rd	Southampton	01073	Hampshire County	Southampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 527-0811	477	38	12.5		427 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$14,742			$112			$14,629	61.9	64.1	335	13
250279000277	349	Quincy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	885 Washington Street	Boston	02111	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8497	738	67	10.9		108 (14.6%)	88 (11.9%)	74 (10.0%)	419 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.6%)	$26,810			$2,226			$24,584	61.8	67.9	298	51
251014001637	350	Rochester Memorial	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Pine Street	Rochester	02770	Plymouth County	Rochester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 763-2049	492	41	11.9		460 (93.5%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$16,248			$611			$15,637	61.6	59.1	390	40

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.