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)
250402000542	361	George H Potter	Public	PK, KG-5	185 Cross Rd	North Dartmouth	02747	Bristol County	Dartmouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 996-8259	401	28	14.1		342 (85.3%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	$14,948			$552			$14,396	60.5	65.6	318	43
251131001870	362	Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Burgess School Rd	Sturbridge	01566	Worcester County	Sturbridge	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 347-7041	877	74	11.9		717 (81.8%)	6 (0.7%)	86 (9.8%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.2%)	$17,075			$473			$16,602	60.5	65.8	315	47
251104000428	363	Undermountain	Public	PK, KG-5	491 Berkshire School Road	Sheffield	01257	Berkshire County	Southern Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 229-8754	241	27	8.9		191 (79.3%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.3%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$26,686			$1,466			$25,220	60.4	55.4	426	63
250792001252	364	Clyde F Brown	Public	PK, KG-5	7 Park Rd	Millis	02054	Norfolk County	Millis	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 376-7003	617	44	13.8		477 (77.3%)	9 (1.5%)	77 (12.5%)	18 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	$16,962			$470			$16,492	60.4	63.3	347	17
250366000493	365	Bowie	Public	PK, KG-5	80 D.A.R.E. Way	Chicopee	01022	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3532	275	18	14.9		164 (59.6%)	13 (4.7%)	79 (28.7%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$17,449			$1,085			$16,364	60.3	46.5	507	142
250654001531	366	Kingston Intermediate	Public	3-6	65 Second Brook Street	Kingston	02364	Plymouth County	Kingston	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 585-0472	593	43	13.9		549 (92.6%)	7 (1.2%)	23 (3.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$12,467			$02			$12,466	60.2	63.4	346	20
250003500569	367	Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	424 State Road	West Tisbury	02575	Dukes County	Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(508) 693-9900	181	20	8.9		137 (75.7%)	2 (1.1%)	20 (11.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	$35,079			$1,834			$33,245	60.1	66.1	310	57
250972001540	368	Federal Furnace School	Public	K-5	860 Federal Furnace Road	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-4360	406	38	10.7		321 (79.1%)	27 (6.7%)	26 (6.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	$19,570			$1,177			$18,393	59.9	71.7	269	99
250879002281	369	Varnum Brook	Public	K-4	10 Hollis Street	Pepperell	01463	Middlesex County	North Middlesex	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 433-6722	633	48	13		506 (79.9%)	16 (2.5%)	61 (9.6%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	$16,078			$841			$15,237	59.9	54.9	432	63
250885001431	370	Leeds	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Florence Street	Leeds	01053	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1532	298	30	9.9		206 (69.1%)	2 (0.7%)	59 (19.8%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$18,287			$1,029			$17,258	59.8	48.2	490	120

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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.

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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.