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)
250004301927	441	West Tisbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	401 Old County Road	West Tisbury	02575	Dukes County	Up-Island Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 696-7738	342	44	7.8		246 (71.9%)	7 (2.0%)	55 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$29,119			$105			$29,014	52.8	58.4	396	45
250969001538	442	Beatrice H Wood Elementary	Public	3-6	72 Messenger Street	Plainville	02762	Norfolk County	Plainville	No	No	No	No	(508) 699-1312	355	25	14.4		280 (78.9%)	20 (5.6%)	28 (7.9%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$15,319			$423			$14,896	52.7	59.6	381	61
250708002871	443	Turkey Hill Elementary School	Public	3-5	129 Northfield Road	Lunenburg	01462	Worcester County	Lunenburg	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 582-4110	353	22	16		303 (85.8%)	9 (2.5%)	30 (8.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$14,554			$892			$13,662	52.7	47.2	498	55
251284000509	444	Thomas V Nash	Public	K-5	1003 Front Street	Weymouth	02190	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	No	(781) 340-2506	232	20	11.5		164 (70.7%)	9 (3.9%)	26 (11.2%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.3%)	$17,551			$1,616			$15,935	52.6	59.8	380	64
250271501078	445	A F Maloney	Public	4-5	200 Lincoln Street	Blackstone	01504	Worcester County	Blackstone-Millville	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 876-0119	256	16	16.1		203 (79.3%)	4 (1.6%)	35 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	$14,100			$575			$13,524	52.4	58.2	397	48
250444000976	446	Gordon W. Mitchell School	Public	3-6	435 Central Street	East Bridgewater	02333	Plymouth County	East Bridgewater	No	No	No	No	(508) 378-8209	633	50	12.6		523 (82.6%)	36 (5.7%)	44 (7.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	$14,974			$1,004			$13,970	52.4	57.4	405	41
251284002565	447	Frederick C Murphy	Public	K-5	417 Front Street	Weymouth	02188	Norfolk County	Weymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 331-2862	279	23	12		168 (60.2%)	21 (7.5%)	58 (20.8%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$16,555			$450			$16,105	52	45.4	514	67
250843001322	448	Elizabeth Carter Brooks	Public	K-5	212 Nemasket Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	275	24	11.5		123 (44.7%)	38 (13.8%)	96 (34.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$17,298			$1,460			$15,838	51.9	45.7	512	64
250777001223	449	Henry B. Burkland Elementary School	Public	1-5	41 Mayflower Avenue	Middleboro	02346	Plymouth County	Middleborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 946-2040	569	38	15		477 (83.8%)	20 (3.5%)	27 (4.7%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.8%)	$15,137			$654			$14,482	51.8	35.6	612	163
250405000554	450	Riverdale	Public	1-5	143 Needham Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 310-2000	174	19	9.3		125 (71.8%)	8 (4.6%)	23 (13.2%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	$24,768			$1,355			$23,413	51.8	61.8	367	83

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.